Pacquiao-Cotto showdown set for November in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao and three-time world champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico will meet in Las Vegas on Nov 14, promoter Bob Arum announced on Monday.

Pacquiao, considered the pound-for-pound world champion after flattening England's Ricky Hatton in the second round in May, will meet Cotto after failed overtures from US veterans Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

"Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto have reached an agreement to fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Nov 14," said Arum, the promoter for both fighters.