- Manny Pacquiao tries to wrest the WBC welterweight crown from champion Mario Barrios when the two face off in a world title bout on Sunday, July 20 (PH time) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TGB Promotions President Tom Brown (C) looks on as Manny Pacquiao (L) and WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios (R) face off during a ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao makes his return to the ring against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Sunday, July 20, Philippine time.
Fans can catch Pacquiao’s awaited comeback fight on various platforms.
Inquirer Sports will be providing up-to-minute updates straight from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for Fight Night through its special The Pacquiao Files: Pacquiao vs Barrios special page, LIVE UPDATES page, and social media platforms X and Facebook.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach (L) looks on as Fillipino boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao smiles during a media day workout at Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles on June 25, 2025. Manny Pacquiao will take on US boxer Mario “El Azteca” Barrios for the WBC welterweight title on July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines–If there’s one who can fully relate to Manny Pacquiao and fighting at an advanced age, it’s Bernard Hopkins.
Hopkins is the oldest boxer to win a world title after he unified the light heavyweight belts at 49 years old with a split decision victory over Beibut Shumenov in April 2014.
Pacquiao will attempt to become the second oldest fighter in boxing history when he challenges WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Manny Pacquiao is making his return to the ring after four years as he takes on a younger Mario Barrios on July 20 (Philippine time).
HOLLYWOOD — Manny Pacquiao is turning 47 this December. On Saturday, he will challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Perhaps the biggest question that hovers as Pacquiao’s ring return after a four-year retirement nears is, can he still fight at the top level at 46 years old?
Without a doubt, Pacquiao believes so.
“I always thought, even when I hung up my gloves, ‘I can still fight, I can still feel my body, I can still work hard,’” Pacquiao said during a press conference last month.
Throughout Manny Pacquiao’s decades-long and glittering boxing career, the Filipino legend has delivered countless classics against a slew of the sport’s greats, elevating him to rarefied air.
Here’s a quick trip down memory lane from Pacquiao’s path to boxing stardom and rise to legendary status.
As the old sports adage goes, Father Time is undefeated. But every once in a while, someone walks in and defies the odds.
Manny Pacquiao will attempt to do just that when he steps into the ring, coming off a four-year retirement, on July 19 against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.
At 46 years old, Pacquiao is chasing history. Beating Barrios won’t just add to his legend; it also makes him one of the oldest boxers to win a world title.
MANILA, Philippines–While Manny Pacquiao needs no introduction, his Mexican-American opponent Mario Barrios has yet to fully establish a name for himself despite his WBC welterweight champion status.
A victory over Pacquiao in the biggest bout of Barrios’ career changes the narrative. Until then, the San Antonio, Texas native still has a reputation left to build.
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