By Edward Chaykovsky

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum erupted over circulated reports in the UK, which claim his star fighter, Manny Pacquiao, is close to a finalized deal to fight Amir Khan.

At least once a year, and sometimes twice, Arum is swamped with phone calls over false reports of a Pacquiao-Khan deal.

This time is no different, as Arum called the reports "total and complete bullsh*t."

Arum has pretty much a deal in place for Pacquiao to fight 2012 Australian Olympian Jeff Horn. The only outstanding issue with the Horn fight is the location. 

“The Amir Khan story has come out of nowhere,’’ Arum told Courier Mail. “It is total and complete bullsh*t’’.

Things are still undecided on where Pacquiao's fight will land. Originally it was going to take place at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, but now the Filipino boxer is being lured to the United Arab Emirates.

“What’s happening is that Manny is talking to these people in Dubai who have offered him an insane amount of money,’’ Arum said. “Whether (the offer) is real or not real — he is determined to explore it to see if it has any validity. That’s all I can say.’’

Speaking to the Gulf News newspaper, Pacquiao's adviser Michael Koncz last week apologized to the “Australian government and the fans there’’ for the “last-minute change in plans’’ over the bout.

“I was aware that Bob (Arum) was talking in Australia about hosting the fight there but it is fine with us,’’ Koncz said. When Bob said it will happen there I asked him what you are talking about? A promoter works for the boxer but the boxer doesn’t work for the promoter. We have had a successful bond with him but Manny is the boss.’’