Manny Pacquiao wants to extend his legendary boxing career with a shot at an Olympic medal in Paris next year, says Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino

Tolentino said Pacquiao’s camp reached out on how the former eighth-division world champion could qualify for Paris, and started conferring with the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is supervising Olympic boxing while the International Boxing Association remains suspended.

“Senator Pacquiao’s camp reached out saying our Filipino ring idol wants to fight in Paris,” Tolentino said. “But the Senator can no longer vie for qualification in the Asian Games in Hangzhou next month.”