Pacquiao visits Philippine Consulate in Dubai

Dubai: Manny Pacquiao has made the Philippine Consulate in Al Ghusais the first stop of his trip to Dubai, after flying in on Monday.

The Filipino boxer made his way through the crowd and through the door of the building early on Tuesday afternoon.

Watch footage of his arrival at the consulate here:

Pacquiao is officially in town to play for his Philippine Basketball Association team the Mahindra Enforcers at Al Wasl Club on Friday night.

But the speculation is he will also scope out potential venues for the final fight of his illustrious boxing career.

He is expected to have one last fight in April 2016 before retiring ahead of the Philippine general election in May, where he is standing for senator.

UAE officials are keen to do what they can to get the fight staged in Dubai.

“Definitely, we are looking for that, nothing’s official but if he wants to, definitely we will sit and discuss it,” Dubai Sports Council general secretary Saeed Hareb said on Monday.

And Pacquiao confirmed Dubai is a realistic option. “Of course, I’d love to have a fight here in Dubai,” he said at the airport.

Watch Pacquiao at the airport here:

While in Dubai, Pacquiao will visit his legion of fans at the du Store at Dubai Mall on Wednesday from 4pm, followed by a similar appearance at Go Sport at Mall of the Emirates after 6pm on Thursday.