Foul!

On Tuesday, professional boxer Farkhan Haron and I were invited to be on RTM's Planet Sukan  as we spoke about boxing. As we stepped out of the studio right after the show, I asked Farkhan why didn't he fight in the recent Fight of Champions? "Technical issues" was his brief reply followed by a smile. He refused to elaborate further. Farkhan was earlier listed to compete in the Fight of Champions. Farkhan is sponsored by Tunku Ismail. He also said this during Tuesday's live show on TV1. And here's what I learnt hours earlier. Tunku Ismail Ibrahim was supposed to be involved in the fight but a "disagreement of certain terms"  resulted in the Crown Prince of Johor opting out from the event. I wrote, on March 9 , that Manny Pacquiao had visited Tunku Ismail twice late last year over the possibility of organising a boxing match. Later, there were concerns that the organiser MP Production did not engage a local organiser, a requirem...

April 22, 2018 (11.23am): A press conference was held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, announcing the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse will be held at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on July 15.  The press conference was organised by MP (Manny Pacquiao) Production. I t is learnt Manila-based MP Production is still looking for a local organiser for the fight.  For the record, Section 36 of the Sports Development Act 1997 states: -- ORIGINAL POST Professional boxer Manny Pacquiao (pic) had on March 7 confirmed his next fight will be on June 24, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Filipino Senator believed his opponent would be World Boxing Association (WBA) (regular) welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse. Manny was quoted by the Manila Times saying:  "It's already final I'm going to fight in Malaysia on June 24.  It is against Matthysse. I'll be ready for the preparation and it's going to be 11 weeks." Sports Commissioner D...