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Pacquiao, 46, eyes comeback upset in Barrios showdown
The Freeman
|July 20, 2025
Thirty years after clambering through the ropes for his first professional fight as a skinny 16-year-old, Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring once more on Saturday for the latest round of his protracted battle with Father Time.
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The 46-year-old Filipino icon takes on World Boxing Council welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Saturday night (Sunday, July 20 Philippine time) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas chasing another milestone to crown his glittering 30-year professional career.
Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39KOs) stunned the boxing world in May when he announced that he planned to end his four-year exile from the sport to challenge Barrios (29-2-1, 18KOs), taking advantage of a WBC rule that allows former champions to request an immediate title fight when coming out of retirement.
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