Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao may fight Mexican legend Erik Morales again in September in the third and final match of their megabuck trilogy.

This was confirmed by Pacquiao in an interview over GMA News last night. The Filipino boxer, however, did not elaborate on the details of the rematch.

Pacquiao and Morales split the first two fights with the Filipino coming up with a sensational 10th round technical knockout win over the Mexican in Las Vegas two weeks ago.

Pacquiao, who bowed to Morales via unanimous decision in their first battle in March 2005, is scheduled to leave for Japan today to be at ringside when reigning Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation champions Malcolm Tuñacao and Randy Suico defend their belts on Sunday in Nagoya.

Morales camp has reportedly agreed to push through with Pacquiao-Morales III, which was stated in one of the clauses in the contract if the Filipino wins the second match.

The Mexican is currently recuperating from the injuries he sustained in the beating he suffered from Pacquiao, an adopted son of Bacolod City, in his home in Tijuana, Mexico.

Before fighting Morales, Pacquiao, a two-time world champion, is expected to have a tune-up match tentatively set in June that will most likely be held in Manila.

Pacquiao, whose knockout victory against current World Boxing Council super featherweight champ Marco Antonio Barrera catapulted him to superstar status, jumped to third in Ring Magazine's pound-for-pound list headed by Floyd Mayweather and Winky Wright, after his demolition of Morales. *CPT

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