Manny Pacquiao, legend of boxing, confirmed its return, about which World Boxing News reports on May 31, 2024.

WBN published a message last year that Pacquiao would return from a long pension. Our website also confirmed that Pacquiao will fight in the world fight for a welterweight title.

Pacquiao confirmed both of these reports, taking to social media to say: “I came back!” to his followers.

At the same time, the head of MP SEAN Gibbons promotion contacted only with WBN.

He said: “It’s official, said the champion,” said Gibbons Worldboxingnews.com.

“Many rumors there, as we all know. But now, when you heard it from the horse’s mouth. Manny Pacquiao officially announces a return to the ring on July 19 at MGM Grand Casino.

“History, WBC World Championship. His first title and will not be his last. His first title in the USA was MGM in 2002. It was the title of IBF, so in MGM there is a lot of great history.

“Many loves MGM,” he added.

I came back.

On July 19, I am coming back to the ring to face the WBC WBC welterweight champion at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Let’s do a story! #Teampacquiao 🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/kescqeims0

– Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) May 21, 2025

In May 2024, Gibbons chose WBN as his vehicle to issue stunning messages.

“Manny Pacquiao is still chasing history,” Gibbons told us. “He looks at one more large fight in 2024!

“Manny went down in history at the age of 40, when he defeated Keith Thurman to win the 147-Funt WBA title. He became the oldest warrior he did.

“He would look for a shot in a welterweight title before he called him a career.”

Manny Pacquiao vs Barrios

Mario Barrios, WBC welterweight master, became the obvious choice of Pacquiao. Bob Santos coach has talked to WBN many times to announce interest in the contract.

“[The Pacquiao fight] For any reason I could not take place, “said Santos, the main writer Alan Dawson.” We were in negotiations. I know Pacquiao wanted to fight.

“We wanted to fight. It would be a great fight for the title of world champion, but they just couldn’t meet in time.”

A few weeks later, the organizers resurrected Pacquiao vs. Barrios, despite the Philippine Super -Gwiades that looks bad at the exhibition against the kickboxer.

Pacquiao had to undergo his offer to return to the Senate of the Philippines. However, when he lost the election on May 12, he was full with his return.

“Pac-Man” recently landed in Los Angeles to start training with Freddie Roach at The Wild Card Gym. The initial reactions to the efficiency and movement of Pacquiao were positive.

The sensational return of boxing lies in his unanimous loss of decisions with Jordenis Ugas in 2021. Pacquiao focuses on work after the official announcement.

He added: “On July 19, I am coming back to the ring to face the WBC WBC HEADE Master Mario Barrios at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Make History!”

Manny Pacquiao confirmed today in social media that he is planning to retire from a pension to challenge Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title on July 19 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Pacquiao, 46, wants to become a world champion again.

The Pacquiao reaction obtained an immediate title shot after four years of inactivity, was huge. Fans do not like the idea that the Filipino star was inserted in 5th place by WBC and winning the title in its first fight since 2021.

Return Pacquiao

Fans suspect that he is coming back for money, seeing that older Shopworn fighters make absurd amounts of cake for their fights. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are an example of this.

Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KO) is seen as A Master of paper At 147 by many fans. So Manny (62-8-2, 39 KO) chose the perfect belt handle to try to win the belt in his return. The aged promoter Pacquiao, Bob Arum, does not think that a good idea for him is a fight at his age, and is concerned about the possibility of being hurt.

The former opponent of Pacquiao, Tim Bradley, says that Mario Barrios could “end” him, sending him back to retirement. He does not think that manny will cope with much younger, competent 29-year-old Barrios at his age.

Even if Pacquiao wins, how much loan will he receive for defeating Barrios? It will not be as much as he or his fans think. Barrios probably lost his last fight against the pretender to Fringe Abel Ramos in November last year at Arlington, Texas. The fight was captured as a 12-round draw, but many boxing fans won Ramos, including me.

Barrios’ earlier defeats were against Keith Thurman and the lithe Gervont Davis. Thurman was outside the ring for over 2 years when he fought Barrio.

I came back.

On July 19, I am coming back to the ring to face the WBC WBC welterweight champion at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Let’s do a story! #Teampacquiao 🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/kescqeims0

– Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) May 21, 2025

Josh Taylor sits in the heated sun baking during the last days of the camp.

It looks functional, confident and maybe a little tanned.

“I went from airy blue to the red lobbling, so I hope it turns into some tan,” says ESPN with a radiant smile.

Tan or not, they were the undisputed champion of the welterweight champion, looks in the highest condition, partly thanks to his transition to a welterweight, where he has a few pounds to play.

Taylor (19-2, 13 KO) claims that he had no problems earning 140 pounds in the ward he conquered. But, as in the case of every warrior, the time will come when moving up in the amount of the amount, and the 34-year-old can feel the difference by preparing for Zobut in 147 against Ekow Essuman (21-1, 8 KO) in Glasgow on Saturday [DAZN, 10 p.m. BST].

“I am basically my natural weight. I am now a few pounds, which is nothing. I am and I am full of energy and I am full of beans,” says Taylor.

Do not worry about limiting the last few pounds before weighing, which can be a brutal process.

Without a sauna, without sweat suits, no drainage.

Essuman will be a complex enough test for Taylor in his fourth fight for four years. Scot wants to become a world champion in two importance and as one of the best fighters in Great Britain, this is not a misunderstanding. But he needs a convincing victory to prove that he can compete with the best in what is now arranged.

“Get a victory this weekend, and then I am in a mixture of great welterweight fights, but I do not think about it because Ekow is a very complex test,” he explains.

“He tried and tested … there is a British community and master, so I will have full hands.”

Jaron “Boots” Ennis, Devin Haney, Mario Barrios and Conor Benn are just a few names of Taylor he dreams about if he shows that he is still at the elite level.

But there are questions that require answers.

Is he still hungry?

He was in some brutal wars and blooms when his fights are at a feverish pace that had to be toll.

How did he affect him? Six of his last seven fights went a distance, so how will his body react to climbing up again?

The second question that follows him until he disconnects the gloves: what about Jacek Cattell? The couple divided two brutal clashes, winning one.

“It’s one piece officially. I’m glad that I can go further and leave it where it is,” says Taylor.

“I was ready for the third, but they were not interested because they thought he would get the world championship title, but he was defeated [Arnold Barboza Jr.].

“I am on my own path now. I want to become a world champion in two weight. If the fight returns and is tasty enough in terms of numbers, I am having it because it is one for art and it would be good to resolve the result.”