After much wrangling on who would broadcast Pacquiao vs Hatton in the Philippines, when the smoke cleared it was Solar Sports who won the rights. Solar will produce the program for Pacquiao's fight for the Philippine market, airing it live on Solar All-Access, with the delayed telecast on GMA Network, and replays on C/S 9 and the Solar Sports TV channel.

Pacquiao vs Hatton Solar Sports All-Access Teaser Trailer is here and available.

The rumors started going around on March 16 that Pacquiao would ditch Solar and instead "a giant network" would air the bout in the Philippines.

On March 18, Pacquiao went public, announcing that his fight with Hatton would be aired on ABS-CBN. Pacquiao was the one sought a deal with ABS-CBN, although details of the contract were not disclosed. GMA and Solar assailed Pacquiao, with GMA reviewing the status of Pinoy Records, Pacquiao's TV show in GMA. Pacquiao faxed Solar a letter saying he is rescinding his contract, which runs until 2011. A late payment by Solar amounting to P60 million per fight, was seen as the one of the reasons. However, Solar countered that "Pacquiao has no reasons (to leave) because we have settled all our (financial) obligations with him."

As a result, Solar would sue Pacquiao and ABS-CBN for P150 million, or at least secure a court injunction. ABS-CBN countered with a stern warning saying it will fight all the way to protect its newest client’s wishes. Solar denied claims that Pacquiao broke off from their deal because of delayed payments, adding that what they had not forwarded to the fighter were the “advance payments” he was seeking. Pacquiao dares Solar to show financial records, including all of Pacquiao's fights aired on Solar. At their press conference, Solar handed out copies of its License Agreement to the media who attended the press conference. A check by ABS-CBN News revealed that the payment details were omitted from the copies distributed. Solar executives went to Los Angeles to meet with Pacquiao to fix the issue.

However, after meeting with Solar executives, Pacquiao announced that he and Solar had "favorably resolved their unfortunate misunderstanding," Pacquiao said in a press statement. Furthermore, Pacquiao through his lawyer said that neither party violated the contract and that it is valid and binding. Pacquiao furthermore apologized to his fans for any confusion that may have been caused by his decision to cut and then renew his ties with Solar Entertainment; ABS-CBN said for its part "we will not stand in the way if he decides to change his mind".

Pacquiao vs Hatton Solar Sports All-Access Teaser Trailer


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