A boxing glove signed by Manny Pacquiao has been sold for Dh16,000 (AU$6,169) to support a charity in Dubai, which the Filipino boxing icon visited the past few days as he joined his Philippine Basketball Association team in an overseas game.

According to The National, the money from the glove that was sold at an auction at the Cavendish Maxwell Fight Night on Friday, Nov. 6, will be donated to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Establishment, which was named after Dubai Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. The boxing event, which featured two teams of amateur boxers, was organised by Cavendish Maxwell, a real estate consultancy company.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao, who had an eventful week in Dubai, has yet to pick an opponent for his last fight on April 9, 2016. The eight-division titlist has been linked to several possible opponents including Amir Khan, Timothy Bradley, Terence Crawford and retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Top Rank Promotions boss Bob Arum told Boxing Scene that Khan and Crawford are the top two frontrunners to fight Pacquiao. However, Arum also admitted that Bradley is on the line to have a third fight with Pacquiao after he defeated Brandon Rios via ninth-round knockout.

“Bradley is certainly now a hot commodity, and he could face Pacquiao again or face Canelo,” Arum revealed. “Money [will decide which fight he will take], as far as Bradley is concerned.”

ESPN’s Dan Rafael confirmed on Twitter that Arum said Pacquiao will watch the tape of Bradley’s win and decide if he wants to fight Bradley again.

While Bradley showed a strong display against Rios, the former only looked good in the ring, as the latter has been out of shape in their HBO World Boxing Championship match, reports Chris Williams of Boxing News 24.

“It doesn’t mean anything that Bradley was able to beat Rios too, because the guy has already been beaten,” Williams wrote. “Bradley needs to start talking when he faces one of the good welterweights in the division instead of picking up his wins over the lesser fighters like Rios, Jessie Vargas and Ruslan Provodnikov.”

Moreover, Williams noted that Bradley is not a pay-per-view (PPV) fighter, as well as Crawford, who also strengthened his chances of landing a Pacquiao bout after beating Dierry Jean last month.

Khan is considered the fighter most likely to get interest from boxing fans and draw big PPV numbers for Pacquiao’s farewell fight. However, the Bolton welterweight has yet to finalise a deal with Pacquiao’s team for a potential fight-of-the-year match.

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