Amir Khan to fight Manny Pacquiao in April

 

 

 

Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan have each confirmed a "super fight" set to go ahead in April

 

 

 Amir Khan will fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in April after the pair confirmed the match-up on Twitter.

Khan's last fight took place in May 2016, with the Briton suffering the fourth loss of his career to Mexican Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez having stepped up a weight in a fight for the WBC and lineal middleweight titles.
Filipino Pacquiao, 38, has defeated Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas to pick up the WBO and lineal welterweight titles in his last two fights, having lost his previous titles to Floyd Mayweather Jr at the MGM Arena in May 2015.