Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios full battle card, odds, begin time, methods to watch Pacquiao’s return

Manny Pacquiao makes his in-ring return this Saturday on the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas, Nevada, competing in knowledgeable boxing bout for the primary time in almost 4 years when he challenges Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship. If he wins, Pacquiao, 46, will grow to be the second-oldest main world champion in boxing historical past — and the oldest to ever accomplish that in a division lighter than boxing’s gentle heavyweight division.

Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) retired in late 2021 following a choice loss to Yordenis Ugas, although he is boxed two exhibition bouts in opposition to South Korean web character DK Yoo and former champion kickboxer Rukiya Anpo within the years since. A residing legend who was inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame simply this yr, Pacquiao is the one boxer to ever lace up the gloves to win world titles in eight totally different weight divisions. He additionally holds the excellence of being the one boxer to seize or retain world titles throughout 4 totally different a long time, having accomplished so within the Nineteen Nineties, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s

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Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KOs) captured the WBC interim title with a win over Ugas in 2023. He defended it twice in 2024, first with a choice over Fabian Maidana after which with a cut up draw in opposition to Abel Ramos on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard this previous November. At age 30, Barrios can be 16 years Pacquiao’s junior on battle night time.

Talking not too long ago to Uncrowned, Barrios vowed that he’ll be “snug with pulling the set off” on Pacquiao and trying to find a knockout in opposition to the legendary former champ, regardless of the huge age hole.

“Manny has been doing this his entire life and understands what it takes to go in there,” Barrios mentioned. “And he’s making an attempt to be nice. He’s making an attempt to do one thing, combating for a title at his age — and as a fighter, I’ve nothing however respect for that.

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“I do know if at any level he has me harm, then there’s no query [he’d pull the trigger on me]. So, it’s not private. It’s simply enterprise.”

The Pacquiao vs. Barrios pay-per-view kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday on Prime Video PPV, with predominant occasion ring walks anticipated round 11 p.m. ET.

Pacquiao (+270) is a big betting underdog to Barrios (-380) on BetMGM.

The complete Pacquiao vs. Barrios battle card may be seen under.

• WBC welterweight championship: Mario Barrios (c) vs. Manny Pacquiao

• WBC tremendous welterweight championship: Sebastian Fundora (c) vs. Tim Tszyu

• Tremendous light-weight: Isaac Cruz vs. Angel Fierro

• Featherweight: Brandon Figueroa vs. Joet Gonzalez

• Light-weight: Gary Russell Jr. vs. Hugo Castaneda

• Tremendous bantamweight: Alan Romero vs. Kyonosuke Kameda

• Tremendous featherweight: Mark Magsayo vs. Jorge Mata Cuellar

• Welterweight: Abel Ramos vs. Jose Luis Sanchez

• Tremendous light-weight: Omar Salcido Gamez vs. Brian Gallegos

• Middleweight: Eumir Felix Marcial vs. Bernard Joseph

• Tremendous light-weight: Jursly Vargas vs. Sergio Aldana

• Tremendous welterweight: Joseph Brown vs. Aaron Watson