Sources close to the situation just informed ESPN Sportscenter that a deal between pound for pound king, Manny Pacquiao and world Jr. Welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is close to being finalized.
The fight would most likely take place on May 2nd with Las Vegas being the leading venue to hold the superbout.
Pacquiao is fresh off his eight round destruction over Oscar De La Hoya on December 6. Just two weeks earlier, Hatton registered an eleventh round stoppage over Paulie Malignaggi.
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