Out there in the desert, the mirage continues to shimmer for Amir Khan. The identity of the challenge becomes blurred in the haze. First it looks like Floyd Mayweather. Now he glimpses Manny Pacquiao. And in which oasis in the sand might he finally touch gloves with one of the two best boxers on earth? The initial lure has been Mayweather in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now the siren call is Pacquiao in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. For two years Khan has been so close to fighting Mayweather that he could smell the resin and hear the roar of the crowd. Yet each time he reaches out, the tantalising illusion fades and slips away like so many fantasies along the Vegas Strip.Amir Khan could be set to face Manny Pacquiao in Abu Dhabi, UAEKhan's hopes of taking on Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas have fadedPacMan's promoter Bob Arum has a mega offer for a UAE fight late in 2015Khan is a hero of the Muslim world and his lure in the Middle East is clearThe Brit will be ringside when the Money Man fights the PacMan on May 2Khan must first win interim bout with Chris Algieri in New York on May 29
A fight with _, preparing to face Floyd Mayweather on May 2, is on the cards for Abu Dhabi.