US Edition‘I’m Back’: Manny Pacquiao Coming Out of Retirement to Face Mario Barrios in Las Vegas Title Fight
- Manny Pacquiao, a 46-year-old Filipino boxer, announced a comeback fight against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas.
- Pacquiao's return follows his four-year retirement after a unanimous points loss in August 2021 and his recent unsuccessful bid for a Senate seat in the Philippines mid-term elections.
- Pacquiao, a champion in eight different weight classes with a professional record of 62 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws, has been named a member of the Class of 2025 for the Boxing Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, Barrios, who boasts a 29-2-1 record, successfully defended his WBC welterweight title last November.
- Pacquiao wrote "Let's make history" on Instagram and his team formally announced the Las Vegas fight at the MGM Grand, scheduled for July 19, 2025.
- Pacquiao’s comeback aligns with his Hall of Fame induction and may extend his sports legacy, though it remains unclear if this fight signals a full-time return to boxing.
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‘I’m back’: Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement to face Mario Barrios in Las Vegas title fight
Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Manny Pacquiao will come out of retirement to face Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship on July 19 in Las Vegas, the 46-year-old Filipino boxer said on Wednesday. Pacquiao is the only boxer to win world championships in a record eight weight divisions while he was also the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40 in 2019. A Filipino senator from 2016 to 2022, Pacquiao had retired …
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