Michael Konzc, Pacquiao's chief financial adviser, said that no opponent has been named yet, amid speculation it could be Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Antonio Margarito.

He said that two dates - Nov. 6 and Nov. 13 - have been set aside for the fight at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas.

"There is no named opponent yet, but that is certainly when we will fight," Konzc said.

He said no negotiations are currently taking place with any of potential rivals of Pacquiao, who is headed for a landslide win in Monday's vote in his southern Sarangani province.

The boxing world is eager for a clash between Pacquiao and Mayweather, not only the world's two top welterweights but widely regarded as the two contenders for the unofficial title of pound-for-pound champion.

A planned bout fell through in March when the Filipino champion refused blood testing conditions set by the Mayweather camp.

"If Mayweather wants to fight Manny, then no problem, provided he doesn't try to bully us into terms and conditions," Konzc said.

Pacquiao will fight under the rules of the commission of the US state where the fight is held, he said.

Konzc said Pacquiao could also fight whoever wins the June 4 bout between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto, whom Pacquiao defeated in November.

According to Konzc, the "television date and the venue are the two most important things" in setting up a fight, even before an opponent is identified, as was the case when Pacquiao fought Joshua Clottey at the Cowboy Stadium in March. Pacquiao won by a unanimous decision.

Earlier, Pacquiao told the AP that the decision to return to the ring was up to his mother, Dionisia. ABS-CBN television news Web site reported Wednesday he got his mother's permission to fight "one more time." Pacquiao and his mother could not immediately be reached for comment.

Konzc said Pacquiao, 31, was resting following a night of monitoring results from the congressional race in Sarangani province that pitted him against businessman Roy Chiongbian, 61, scion of a politically powerful and wealthy family.

"Pacquiao is leading by a big margin and it looks like a landslide," said Michael Abas, regional director for the Commission on Elections.

"Pacman" was roundly defeated when he first ventured into politics in a run for the House of Representatives in 2007.

Campaigning last month, Pacquiao described his platform as "very simple, very basic" - giving small boats to fishermen and financial support to neighborhood stores so people can build livelihoods, plus offering free education and medicine and medical care to the poor.