Pacquiao’s July 14 fight vs. WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be shown exclusively on ESPN’s new streaming service, ESPN+. The program is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET.
The Pacquiao-Matthysse fight will stream immediately after ESPN finishes its broadcast of the Regis Prograis-Juan Jose Velasco title fight in New Orleans.
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“I am very happy that all of my fans in America will have a chance to watch my next fight on ESPN+, and I am looking forward to putting on a show,” Pacquiao said in a statement issued Saturday by Top Rank Media. “Matthysse is a great opponent. I am training with all of my heart because I want to be champion again.”
Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs) has not fought since losing his WBO welterweight world championship to Jeff Horn in a controversial decision in July 2017. Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) won the WBA belt in January with an eighth-round knockout of Tewa Kiram.
