Manny Pacquiao will leave the pension to face Mario Barrios to the WBC Wytreight Championship on July 19 in Las Vegas, said 46-year-old Filipino boxer on Wednesday.

“I came back. On July 19, I am coming back to the ring to face the WBC WBC WBC Master Mario Barrios at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Let’s dear story!” Pacquiao wrote on Instagram.

Pacquiao, who withdrew from boxing in 2021, was a senator in his family Philippines in 2016-2022. He also ran to president in 2022.

Known for his brisk hands and knockout strength, Pacquiao fought strongly in his last sanctioned fight, unanimous decision defeat against Jordenis Ugas in the WBA semi -edited championships in 2021. Later he competed in a boxing match in July 2024 about Barrio.

Pacquiao is the only boxer who won the world championships in record eight weight divisions, while he was also the oldest world champion in history at the age of 40 in 2019.

Southpaw, which has 62 wins, eight losses and two draws in a 72-walk career, was also elected to the International Gallery of Fame as part of class 2025.

Barrios, a Mexican-American boxer, has 29 wins in 32 matches, winning 18 by knockout. The last time he fought with Abel Ramos based on Jake Paul’s decision with Mike Tyson in November last year. He won the WBC momentary title in September 2023, when he developed Ugas and was raised to the full master in June 2024. After Terenka Crawford was appointed as a “master during a break” after he moved to 154 pounds towards Israil Madrymov. Only two Barrios’ losses came to Gervont Davis and Keith Thurman.

The event of cooperation will be a rematch between the unified Master Master, Sebastian Fund (22-1-1, 14 KO) and Tim Tziu (25-2, 18 KO). They both met earlier on March 30, 2024. The fund entered as a compact -term deputy and won the divided decision in nervousness.

The card was originally scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but the previously planned concert by Lady Gaga pushed Pacquiao’s return to the neighboring MGM Garden Garden Arena, where he debuted in the United States and won his first significant world title against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba on June 23, 2001.

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