Eight-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is set to officially announce his WBA welterweight title defense against Adrien "The Problem" Broner in a US press tour next week, according to a boxing website.

The fight, set to take place on January 19, 2019, will be officially announced at a press conference Monday (Tuesday Manila time) in New York,” according to Boxing Scene.

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This will be followed by another Pacquiao-Broner press conference on Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time) in Los Angeles.

The Broner fight is part of Pacquiao’s effort to get an elusive rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Although he won only 1 of his last 3 fights, Broner is widely seen as a Mayweather protégé due to their similar fighting style.

The Filipino superstar has also signed with influential boxing adviser Al Haymon in a bid to get the rematch done.

Pacquiao lost via a controversial decision to Mayweather back in 2015.

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