Cowboys Stadium could host Pacquiao-Mayweather boxing match in March

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Cowboys Stadium could host Pacquiao-Mayweather boxing match in March


01:17 PM CST on Thursday, November 5, 2009
By CARLOS NAVA / Al Dia

IRVING – North Texas fans could be treated to some world-class boxing if the Dallas Cowboys and promoter Top Rank can nail down a March showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Cowboys Stadium.

Bruce Trampler, vice president for Top Rank, said the company is trying to organize an evening of boxing at the new Arlington stadium that would include championship fights.

“Bob Arum (Top Rank president) has spoken directly to Jerry Jones. This would be an impressive site to hold a historical boxing event,” Trampler said in a phone interview.

The headliner fight would feature Pacquiao, the four-time world champion who currently holds the light welterweight crown from the World Boxing Council (WBC).

Pacquiao first is scheduled to fight World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champ Manny Cotto November 14th in Las Vegas. If he wins that fight, promoters would next arrange for him to fight Mayweather in March in Arlington, Trampler said.

“Pacquiao is very interested in fighting there (in Cowboys Stadium),” Trampler said. “We would definitely try to schedule a fight with Mayweather in March, which is something fans have been waiting to see for some time.”

Brett Daniels, director of corporate communications for Cowboys Stadium, said the Cowboys organization is interested in the project.

“We’ve had some initial contacts. Nothing’s for sure yet, but it’s something we’ve always had in mind and that’s why we’re holding talks,” he said.

Once the Pacquiao-Mayweather match is secured, Top Rank will arrange several undercards, including one that features local Mexican-American prospect Roberto Marroquín, Trampler said.

“It would be Roberto’s first Pay-per-view event. We hope all the cards fall into place because we’re sure it’s going to be a successful event”, Trampler said.

The last big fight in Dallas took place in 2006 at American Airlines Center, where Evander Holyfield defeated Jeremy Bates in a non-title bout.