US EditionBoxing Hall of Fame: Manny Pacquiao, in Training for Comeback, Leads Weekend’s Inductees
- Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing icon and 2025 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, will fight WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas.
- Pacquiao announced his comeback after retiring four years ago and was cleared by the Nevada Athletic Commission following medical exams to challenge immediately.
- Pacquiao reunited with trainer Freddie Roach and said he returned because he missed boxing and believes he still has fitness and strength to fight.
- Pacquiao holds a 62-8-2 record with 39 knockouts, won 12 world titles across eight weight classes, and said, "I'm returning because I miss my boxing."
- A victory would make Pacquiao the first Hall of Famer to win a world title, while the Boxing Hall of Fame weekend includes ceremonies, races, and autograph shows in Canastota.
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'Rested' Manny Pacquiao relishing boxing comeback at 46
Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday shrugged off concerns about his decision to return to boxing at the age of 46 as he prepares for next month’s world welterweight title comeback against Mario Barrios. The charismatic Filipino boxing icon stunned the sports world last month after announcing he would take on World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Barrios on July 19 in Las Vegas, four years after his last fight ended in a disappointing defeat. READ: Manny Pac…
Boxing fans head to Canastota for Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- In the small Village of Canastota, the International Boxing Hall of Fame is a big deal. The induction weekend brings in thousands of boxing buffs every year, like Lee Groves, who's been coming every year since 1993. "I'm going to keep going until I drop," Groves, who's from West Virginia, said. "There's action, there's passion, their skill. Boxing at the highest level is an art." The center of the boxing universe wel…
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New York UpstateBoxing Hall of Fame: Manny Pacquiao, in training for comeback, leads weekend’s inductees
It’s been 35 years since the first inductions were held at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, but this year’s event will be unique in at least one way.
Four years after his retirement, ‘PacMan’ is measured before a full champion, with the conviction that at his 46th birthday he may be the same as before.
Manny Pacquiao sets sights on further cementing boxing legacy against Barrios
Manny Pacquiao is only just days from heading into the boxing Hall of Fame.But as if he has yet to carve out a well-decorated career – one that even saw him rise as one of the greatest the world has ever seen to stand in the boxing ring – the Filipino boxing legend is hitting the comeback trail a month after his induction aiming to cement a whole new legacy.“It means a lot for me, in my boxing career, breaking my own record,” said Pacquiao durin…
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