Boxing legend Manny Pacquoos planned to end their retirement and return to the ring against Mario Barios in Las Vegas on 19 July, ESPN said on Thursday.
Paquiao, 46, will be fighting for the first time after losing the unanimous decision for Yordenis Ugas in 2021.
The fight will be for the WBC Welterweight Championship belt of Barius. Bario turned 30 on May 18.
Pacquiao is an eight-division champion, which is included in the Boxing Hall of Fame in June. He will allegedly announce his return to boxing next week. The report said that Pacquoos have been approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to compete.
In recent years, Pacquio has been focusing on its political career in the Philippines.
Boxer’s name “Packman” has a record of 62-8-2, with 39 knockouts during his career. He won his first major title – WBC Flyweight Crown – 1998 at the age of 19.
Pacquiao was 33 and 8-5 later before 54-3-2. One of the disadvantage was unanimously to Floid Mayweather Junior through a unanimous verdict in 2015, allegedly attracted $ 400 million to pay-per-view sales.
Barios (29–2–1, 18 knockout) fought against Abel Ramos in a 12-round, Split-Child Promotion Draw last November. This will be his third defense after winning the title by defeating UGAS in 2023.
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