Mohd Rasfan / AFP / Getty Images [19659007] A first payment of $ 500,000 was made to the Golden Boy / Matthysse camp when the fight was signed to help pay for things like the training camp Matthysse and travel to the Philippines and Malaysia for the media tour, but MP Promotions has missed several deadlines over the past two months to fully fund the escrow account – $ 2 million, according to a source.
Last week, more of the money was paid into the account. On Monday, the rest was up, Gomez said, Matthysse said that he was excited for the fight and never doubted that money would be put up.
"I did not really pay attention but I saw the headlines," Matthysse told ESPN the money problems through a translator. "I've read a bit about it, but I've continued to train with the same desire that I always have.I knew the fight would happen so I did not have to worry about it. I did not really pay attention to what was going on, I feel good and I'm happy to go to Malaysia to defend my title. "
Top Rank, Pacquiao's longtime promoter, does not promote this event but occupies the US TV distribution. the deadlines for this funding, which was to cover production costs, marketing and other marketing costs and other aspects of the fight, such as sending Pacquiao's favorite ring of the United States to Malaysia. "This money paid last week to Top Rank, between $ 350,000 and $ 500,000," he said. "We had to immediately make a deal with Manny's company, which would allow the United States to broadcast."
The fight was originally to be an ESPN à la carte event, but with deadlines for missed funding , delays in the pay-per-view industry were also out of date.
Arum now says that he is working with ESPN at "The ESPN is aware of everything," said Arum, noting that it was up to the network to decide if the map would be broadcast on ESPN or on the ESPN + broadcast service. "When the deal is signed with Manny and his company, then ESPN will announce what his plans are for the fight," Arum said.
There is a Top Rank Boxing on the ESPN card from 19 hours. AND on July 14 under the leadership of junior welterweight Regis Prograis competing against Juan Jose Velasco at the main event in New Orleans. It was planned for this period because it was supposed to serve as support for what was supposed to be a pay-per-view of Pacquiao-Matthysse. Now the card can lead to an ESPN or ESPN + broadcast of the map in Malaysia, said Arum.
"Our map in New Orleans will be over at 9 pm ET and ESPN could go with Manny undercard as it would be," says Arum.
Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs), 35, a tall Argentine hitter who trains in Indio, California, claims a vacant welterweight title on Jan. 27 with a knockout eighth round of Thailand's obscure Tewa Kiram and will make his first defense against Pacquiao.
Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs), a senator in the Philippines, is boxing the world's only eight-division champion, he will fight for the first time by losing a highly controversial decision, and his world title welterweight at Jeff Horn last July in Horn's hometown of Brisbane, Australia Pacquiao thought of retiring after the fight with Horn but decided to continue his career and sought a fight with Matthysse.
