{"id":59399,"date":"2025-08-11T14:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/59399\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:56:11","slug":"manny-pacquiao-confirms-timeline-for-boxing-return-after-fighting-to-a-draw-in-long-awaited-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/59399\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao confirms timeline for boxing return after fighting to a draw in long-awaited comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is eyeing another fight later in 2025 after a controversial draw against Mario Barrios.<\/p>\n

46-year-old boxing icon Manny Pacquiao<\/a>\u2018s return to the ring went as well as it could\u2019ve been without a victory against WBC welterweight champ Mario Barrios in July<\/a>. After 12 rounds of action, Barrios and Pacquiao fought to a majority draw, and Barrios retained his WBC title.<\/p>\n

Despite Pacquiao\u2019s defeat, the boxing legend isn\u2019t expecting to undergo another long hiatus from competition after nearly dethroning a champion in his prime. Many believed Pacquiao did enough to earn the nod on the judges\u2019 scorecards against Barrios.<\/p>\n

After the Barrios fight, Pacquiao has plenty of options for his latest comeback attempt, including the rematch with Barrios.<\/p>\n

\"MannyPhoto by Ethan Miller\/Getty ImagesManny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios 2 could take place later this year<\/p>\n

Pacquiao proved that age is solely a number in his impressive performance against Barrios last month. Top boxers of Pacquiao\u2019s age would usually take months, if not years off from fighting before entertaining another potential booking.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao is built from a different cloth. In addition to his priorities outside of the ring, Pacquiao believes he still possesses the skills to become a world champion again.<\/p>\n

Many have wondered if and when Pacquiao will return to the ring for another shot at contending for a world title. Luckily, fans won\u2019t have to wait long for the former champion to fight again.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with Dyan Castillejo<\/a>, Pacquiao revealed he\u2019s committed to fighting again this year, in December.<\/p>\n

While an official date, venue, and opponent haven\u2019t been announced for Pacquiao\u2019s targeted comeback, a rematch with Barrios seems like the most likely option for all parties. Barrios has fought to two consecutive draws in his career after three-straight wins over Fabian Maidana, Yordenis Ugas, and Jovanie Santiago.<\/p>\n

Manny Pacquiao also interested in matchups with Gervonta Davis, Rolando Romero<\/p>\n

In addition to the Barrios rematch, there are several other possibilities for Pacquiao\u2019s return opponent. Pacquiao\u2019s manager revealed that matchups with Gervonta Davis and Rolando Romero<\/a> are in the mix for the legend\u2019s next fight.<\/p>\n

Davis announced his shock retirement just weeks ago in the middle of negotiations for a rematch with Lamont Roach<\/a>. Meanwhile, Romero defeated Ryan Garcia in an upset victory earlier this summer, and a rematch is in discussions.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all-time, defeating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, and Juan Manuel Marquez during his illustrious career. He retired in 2021 following a unanimous defeat to Ugas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is eyeing another fight later in 2025 after a controversial draw against Mario Barrios.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,21474,6100,6101,32161,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-59399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-gervonta-davis","10":"tag-manny-pacquiao","11":"tag-mario-barrios","12":"tag-rolando-romero","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}