‘I’m back’: Boxer Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement to face Mario Barrios in title fight
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A Filipino senator from 2016 to 2022, Manny Pacquiao had retired from boxing in 2021 while he also ran for president in 2022.
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LAS VEGAS - 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 May 21.
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 from boxing in 2021 while he also ran for president in 2022.
"I'm back. On July 19, I return to the ring to face WBC Welterweight Champion Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Let's make history," Pacquiao wrote on Instagram.
The southpaw, who has 62 wins, eight losses and two draws in a 72-fight career, was also elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025.
Barrios, a Mexican-American boxer, has 29 wins in 32 bouts, winning 18 by knockout and losing twice. REUTERS
Manny Pacquiao will face Mexican-American Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship on July 19 in Las Vegas.
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