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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is planning to come out of retirement to battle Mario Barrios in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The pay-per-view fight will take place on July 19 and will see the two duke it out for the WBC welterweight championship, ESPN reported on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It will mark an end to a nearly four-year retirement for the 46-year-old Pacquiao, though the boxing superstar has remained around the sport in some aspects.<\/p>\n
Rumors had been swirling that he\u2019d come out to fight since late last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The upcoming match will be available through PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view, ESPN reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pacquiao last competed in a competitive fight in August 2021 when he was defeated by Yordenis Ugas in a unanimous decision for the WBA welterweight championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Philippine boxer opted to hang up his gloves after the fight and put more focus on his political career.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pacquiao served as a senator in the Philippines from 2016-22 and is now in the middle of a close senate race.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao is not planning on formally announcing his desire to return to boxing until after the May 12 election, Brunch Boxing indicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, all the indicators suggest that he will return to the ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told Boxing King Media during the Canelo Alvarez-William Scull fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday that Barrios would be fighting Pacquiao in July, calling it a \u201ctremendous fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c[Pacquiao] wants to retire as WBC champion, so he\u2019s fighting in the welterweight division,\u201d Sulaiman told the interviewer.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Pacquiao has reportedly already been cleared to fight by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pacquiao was elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame\u2019s Class of 2025 in early December. <\/p>\n
He will be inducted in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I am humbled knowing that in June, I will receive boxing\u2019s highest honor, joining our national hero, Flash Elorde, as well as my trainer and friend Freddie Roach,\u201d he said in a statement at the time of the announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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