Manny Pacquiao said it would be “my honor” to represent the Philippines at the Olympics, according to Agence France-Presse.
“If I would be asked to represent boxing, why not?” Pacquiao said in a statement Wednesday, according to AFP. “I would do everything for my country.”
Last Wednesday, AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu said a proposal to open Olympic boxing to all fighters could be ratified within months, potentially in time for the Rio Games in August, according to The Associated Press.
Pacquiao, 37 and the only boxer to hold world titles in eight weight divisions, is scheduled to fight Timothy Bradley on April 9 in what may be his last bout as a professional.