Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday he was recovering well after surgery for a shoulder injury, a news report said.
"I'm ready to fight, next year," he said in Indonesia when was asked whether he was ready for a re-match with Floyd Mayweather after their fight in May, the Viva.co.id news website reported.
Pacquiao tore a rotator cuff in his right shoulder while on training and during the much-anticipated fight against Mayweather on May 2 and underwent surgery afterwards. Pacquiao lost the fight by unanimous decision.
"I'm fine. I can lift it," Pacquiao said, gesturing with his right arm during a trip to Indonesia to film a commercial.
Several lawsuits have been filed against Pacquiao and his promoters for allegedly failing to disclose his shoulder injury before the fight against Mayweather, the most-lucrative bout in boxing history.
Reports in his home country said he was planning to visit a Philippines woman facing execution in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
Pacquiao, who also heads a Philippine parliamentary commission on migrant workers, appealed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo in April to show clemency to the woman.
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