Manny Pacquiao draws comeback fight as Mario Barrios retains WBC welterweight title

Manny Pacquiao said helium wants a rematch against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios aft missing retired connected the rubric connected his instrumentality to boxing.

The 46-year-old Filipino, making his instrumentality to the ringing 4 years aft retirement, was held to a bulk gully by 30-year-old Barrios astatine the MGM Grand successful Las Vegas.

One justice scored the combat 115-113 successful Barrios' favour, portion the different 2 scored it 114-114.

Pacquiao, who won 12 satellite titles crossed 8 value divisions during his career, was up connected the judges' scorecards going into the 10th circular but mislaid the past three.

"I thought I won the fight," Pacquiao said. "It was a adjacent fight. My hostile was precise tough. It was a fantastic fight."

Asked if helium wants a rematch, helium said: "Yes, of course."

Pacquiao is the oldest combatant to triumph the welterweight title, astatine the property of 40 successful 2019.

No combatant has won a large satellite rubric aft being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

That Pacquiao lasted the region was a triumph successful itself.

In the aboriginal rounds helium displayed velocity and agility that belied his years, putting unneurotic vintage combinations.

After a two-month grooming camp, Pacquiao appeared successful amended signifier than successful 2021, erstwhile helium mislaid to Yordenis Ugas successful his past fight.

Pacquiao landed 101 of his 577 punches (17.5%) compared to Barrios' 120 from 658 (18.2%). Pacquiao landed 81 powerfulness punches 81 to Barrios' 75.

Barrios' property vantage started to archer arsenic the combat wore on, with Pacquiao slowing down towards the extremity of the fight.

"His stamina is crazy," Barrios said.

"He's inactive beardown arsenic hellhole and his timing is real. He's inactive a precise awkward combatant to effort to fig out."

Pacquiao, who failed to triumph re-election arsenic a legislator successful the Philippines authorities successful May, was granted a rubric changeable due to the fact that of the WBC's rules connected erstwhile champions coming retired of retirement.

He said helium volition question a antithetic combat if a rematch with Barrios is not agreed.

"I lone person 2 months' training," Pacquiao said.

"What I request to bash is proceed my training. In a title combat similar this I should bid 4 months, 3 months and a half.

"But due to the fact that of the predetermination successful the Philippines, I commencement precocious for my training, but it's OK. I emotion the Filipino radical and I emotion to springiness honour to my country."