• Manny Pacquiao tries to wrest the WBC welterweight crown from champion Mario Barrios when the two face off in a world title bout on Sunday, July 20 (PH time) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao makes his return to the ring against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Sunday, July 20, Philippine time.

Fans can catch Pacquiao’s awaited comeback fight on various platforms.

Inquirer Sports will be providing up-to-minute updates straight from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for Fight Night through its special The Pacquiao Files: Pacquiao vs Barrios special page, LIVE UPDATES page, and social media platforms X and Facebook.

LAS VEGAS–Manny Pacquiao may be standing at the doorstep of history, but breaking records is just secondary to his main goal of becoming world champion again.

Pacquiao will hit two birds with one stone with a victory on Saturday here–set records and regain his world champion status–but his eyes are on the ultimate prize: The WBC welterweight crown currently held by Mario Barrios.

“[I’m motivated by] breaking my own record as the oldest welterweight champion,” said Pacquiao Tuesday after a two-hour training session at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.

HOLLYWOOD—Manny Pacquiao said he finally found the remedy to the curious case of his leg cramps that had plagued his career for decades.

The culprit, according to Pacquiao, was nothing scientific, and solving it didn’t require any expertise. All it took was a minor tweak to his everyday routine.

He just hoped to have found out about it sooner.

“It took me 20 years to discover what to do to keep me from cramping up,” Pacquiao said after wrapping up his Los Angeles training camp Tuesday afternoon at Wild Card Boxing Club.

MANILA, Philippines–If there’s one who can fully relate to Manny Pacquiao and fighting at an advanced age, it’s Bernard Hopkins.

Hopkins is the oldest boxer to win a world title after he unified the light heavyweight belts at 49 years old with a split decision victory over Beibut Shumenov in April 2014.

Pacquiao will attempt to become the second oldest fighter in boxing history when he challenges WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on July 19 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

HOLLYWOOD — Manny Pacquiao is turning 47 this December. On Saturday, he will challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Perhaps the biggest question that hovers as Pacquiao’s ring return after a four-year retirement nears is, can he still fight at the top level at 46 years old?

Without a doubt, Pacquiao believes so.

“I always thought, even when I hung up my gloves, ‘I can still fight, I can still feel my body, I can still work hard,’” Pacquiao said during a press conference last month.

Throughout Manny Pacquiao’s decades-long and glittering boxing career, the Filipino legend has delivered countless classics against a slew of the sport’s greats, elevating him to rarefied air.

Here’s a quick trip down memory lane from Pacquiao’s path to boxing stardom and rise to legendary status.

As the old sports adage goes, Father Time is undefeated. But every once in a while, someone walks in and defies the odds.

Manny Pacquiao will attempt to do just that when he steps into the ring, coming off a four-year retirement, on July 19 against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.

At 46 years old, Pacquiao is chasing history. Beating Barrios won’t just add to his legend; it also makes him one of the oldest boxers to win a world title.

MANILA, Philippines–While Manny Pacquiao needs no introduction, his Mexican-American opponent Mario Barrios has yet to fully establish a name for himself despite his WBC welterweight champion status.

A victory over Pacquiao in the biggest bout of Barrios’ career changes the narrative. Until then, the San Antonio, Texas native still has a reputation left to build.

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