Manny Pacquiao unretiring at 46 to fight WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS AP Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement Related Articles Evergreen taps into championship mettle to claim Class A girls soccer title thriller Coors Light Rockies fall to Phillies again slide to - to extend worst start in MLB modern era Colorado Academy dominates upstart Timnath to repeat as Class A girls soccer champions Keeler Nikola Jokic s championship window with Nuggets George Karl s got plan to save it Football A look at the CU Buffs spring transfer additions The -year-old boxing great is scheduled to face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on July nearly four years after his last professional fight I m back Pacquiao posted Wednesday on social media Pacquiao s association reported the comeback last week just hours after he conceded defeat in a bid for another seat in the Philippines Senate Pacquiao won titles in a record eight weight classes from flyweight to super welterweight while becoming one of boxing s biggest draws He will be enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June Pacquiao previously planned to end his -year boxing career in with a record of - - with knockouts He had publicized his retirement followed a disheartening defeat to Yordenis Ugas In what was Pacquiao s first fight in more than two years a younger Cuban boxer beat him by unanimous decision to retain the WBA welterweight title In this photo provided by Unit Pacquiao Filipino boxing hero and former senator Manny Pacquiao has his picture taken with a voter as he arrives to cast his vote at Kiamba Central Elementary School in Kiamba Sarangani province southern Philippines Monday May Wendell Alinea Association Pacquiao via AP Pacquiao s rags-to-riches life story and legendary career brought honor to his Southeast Asian nation where he is known by the monikers Pacman and People s Champ The -year-old Barrios who retained the WBC welterweight belt with a draw against Abel Ramos last November is - - with KOs AP boxing https apnews com hub boxing
