It's official: Pacquiao confirms return bout against Mario Barrios

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<p>MANILA -- Manny Pacquiao has ended all speculations once and for all, confirming his impending bout against American professional boxer Mario Barrios on Wednesday night in a Facebook post.</p><p>Pacquiao, 46, declared &quot;I&#x27;m back&quot; while sharing the official poster of the Pacquiao-Barrios fight.</p><p>&quot;On July 19, I return to the ring to face WBC Welterweight Champion Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,&quot; Pacquiao said.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid091vkm9zfsYsWRPzj8g3hMWGfWuEqHoMqTksyVzBwVgzNsRQuoqAFeQwSAmBYy8wol&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="654" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Let’s make history!&quot; he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/5/21/pacquiao-reunites-with-roach-fernandez-ahead-of-boxing-comeback-1654"><strong>READ: Pacquiao reunites with Roach, Fernandez ahead of boxing comeback<br/></strong></a></div><p>He will be making a professional comeback nearly four years after losing to Yordenis Ugas of Cuba.</p><p>Pacquiao earlier reunited with his former trainer Freddie Roach and cornerman Buboy Fernandez to boost his preparations for his upcoming fight.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/5/15/pacquiao-confirms-boxing-comeback-after-failed-senate-bid-1823"><strong>READ: Pacquiao confirms boxing comeback after failed Senate bid<br/></strong></a></div><p>They conducted a full-scale skills and fitness assessment of the eight-division world champion that included drills testing speed, reflexes, endurance, and ring movement.</p><p>Fernandez said Pacquiao remained &quot;sharp&quot; despite a four-year break from the sport.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQlddVRLKYI??si=SYptbAoCMJdxTglP&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Manny Pacquiao has ended all speculations once and for all, confirming his impending bout against American professional boxer Mario Barrios on Wednesday night in a Facebook post.</p>

Manny Pacquiao has ended all speculations once and for all, confirming his impending bout against American professional boxer Mario Barrios on Wednesday night in a Facebook post.

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It's official: Pacquiao confirms return bout against Mario Barrios

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Published May 21, 2025 08:32 PM PHT

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