How likely is an Amir Khan-Manny Pacquiao fight?

Being caught in a feud between his parents and wife hasn’t held British boxer Amir Khan back from his profession.

Now, it looks like Khan will be Filipino boxing ring star and politician Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent.

The Bolton fighter was the choice of almost half of Pacquiao’s 111,000 followers in a poll tweeted by Philippines’ senator, topping Kell Brook, Terence Crawford, and Jeff Horn – who came out at 7%.

However, the British champion has not yet commented on this development.

The Filipino boxer confirmed on social media that he will be fighting next in the UAE. In addition, his adviser in a press conference disclosed that Pacquiao would go to the UAE for his upcoming fight.

Horn, on the other hand, believes that he is the one to fight Pacquiao next, going as far as to say in his determination that he will “fight him on the moon if [he has] to,” according to Philstar. “Someone’s come out when they shouldn’t have, and has announced 100 percent that the fight is somewhere else.”

Fans are expecting the battle between the two boxing icons to be for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) world welterweight title, which Pacquiao has held for three consecutive periods, the latest being in November 2016.

At present, Khan has come out victor in 31 out of 35 fights, while Pacquiao holds 59 wins to his name from a total of 67. The former last fought Canelo Álvarez, and lost.