One of the most highly anticipated matchups on the 2025 boxing calendar is set for July 19, as 46-year-old legend Manny Pacquiao makes his long-awaited return to the ring to take on current WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.
On what’s shaping up to be the biggest night of boxing this summer, the spotlight is firmly on Pacquiao vs. Barrios. This bout is generating the most buzz—especially in the U.S.—thanks to the many unknowns surrounding it. With Pacquiao stepping back into the ring after a lengthy absence, fans are eager (and a bit anxious) to see what version of the boxing icon will show up.
Pacquiao vs Barrios Fight Details:
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Date: July 19, 2025
Start Time: 8 p.m. ET (Main event start time approx. 11 p.m. ET)
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Pacquiao vs Barrios Fight Preview:
At 46, Manny Pacquiao is stepping back into the spotlight older than George Foreman was when he shocked the world in 1994 by defeating Michael Moorer to claim the IBF and WBA heavyweight titles. Pacquiao hasn’t fought professionally in nearly four years, having last stepped into the ring in August 2021 when he lost to Yordenis Ugas—a bout that itself came more than two years after his previous fight.
The Filipino icon remains boxing’s only eight-division world champion, having first captured the WBC flyweight title at just 19 years old. Over the years, he continued to climb weight classes and dominate, cementing his place as one of the sport’s biggest global stars alongside longtime rival Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Their long-awaited showdown finally happened after years of buildup and negotiations, though the fight itself didn’t quite live up to the hype. By then, Pacquiao had already suffered a controversial split-decision loss to Timothy Bradley and a brutal knockout in his fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez.
Despite the Mayweather loss, Pacquiao would go on to have two more championship reigns at welterweight, the last of which came with his win over Keith Thurman in 2019 when Pacquiao was 40 years old, more than 20 years after he won his first world title.
Now, Pacquiao looks to come back from a retirement, and a six-year stretch that has seen him fight professionally just once, to face a young, hungry champion in Barrios.
Barrios is no stranger to the spotlight. In 2021, he fought Gervonta “Tank” Davis, giving a fine account of himself in a slugfest before Davis scored a stoppage in the 11th round. Barrios followed up that loss with a decision loss to Keith Thurman in another headline fight.
Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios fight card
- Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios – WBC Welterweight title
- Sebastian Fundora vs Tim Tszyu
- Isaac Cruz vs Angel Fierro
- Brandon Figueroa vs Joet Gonzalez
- David Picasso vs Kyonosuke Kameda
- Mark Magsayo vs Jorge Mata
- Gary Russell Jr vs Hugo Castaneda
- Omar Gamez vs Brian Gallegos
- Eumir Marcial vs Bernard Joseph
- Jursly Vargas vs Sergio Aldana
- Joseph Brown vs Aaron Watson
