By Mark Vester
Manny Pacquiao's defense of the WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey will not involve a catch-weight. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum told the Manila Bulletin that Pacquiao-Clottey will have no weight stipulations. The fight will be Pacquiao's third at welterweight. He fought and stopped Oscar De La Hoya in 2008. He moved down to 140 to knock Ricky Hatton out last May and then returned to welterweight in November to win the title from Miguel Cotto but there was a catch-weight of 145. With all of the catch-weight fights in the sport, it's refreshing to see a title being defended at the actual division limit.
“There’s going to be no catch-weight on this one,” said Arum.
Clottey is a very physical fighter. Without any weight restrictions he may come to the ring weighing close to a 160-pounds. Arum plans to stage the fight at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas on March 13. Arum told the paper that he plans to scale it for a crowd of 50,000 fans.
“We’ll set it up for 50,000,” added Arum.
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