Qatar lined up to stage Pacquiao-Crawford fight in 2021

FILE - In this Saturday, July 20, 2019 file photo, Manny Pacquiao prepares to fight Keith Thurman in a welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Qatar is preparing to host the 2022 World Cup and is now looking to attract big-name boxing. Promoter Bob Arum has been in talks with Qatari officials about bringing a welterweight unification bout between Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford to the energy-rich Gulf nation. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 file photo, Terence Crawford has his hand raised in victory after defeating Lithuania's Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO in the ninth round of a WBO welterweight boxing match, in New York. Qatar is preparing to host the 2022 World Cup and is now looking to attract big-name boxing. Promoter Bob Arum has been in talks with Qatari officials about bringing a welterweight unification bout between Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford to the energy-rich Gulf nation. (AP Photo/Michael Owens, File)