Pacquiao’s last fight
Pac Man was beaten on his boxing return by late substitute Yordenis Ugas.
The legendary and iconic Filipino was due to challenge unbeaten American Errol Spence Jr for the unified WBC and IBF titles.
But after the welterweight champion pulled out with an eye injury, Ugas stepped in and took the opportunity of a lifetime with both hands, most effectively his left.
Pacquiao lost by unanimous decision and in doing so faced questions on his fighting future.
Tale of the tape
Before we dive into the action, it’s only right that we look at how both fighters compare ahead of tonight’s huge slugfest.
Everything seems to be doubled when it comes to Pacquiao vs Barrios.
The Filipino legend has had double the fights, double the wins, double the losses and even double in regards to draws.
But it makes sense as Pacquiao is a whopping SIXTEEN years older than Barrios – this fight will be interesting.
Pacquiao vs Barrios fight night is here
Welcome to SunSport’s official coverage of Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios – and we promise to keep you up to date with EVERYTHING surrounding the fight, along with the slug fest itself.
We won’t have to wait long until we see Pacquiao make his stunning return to the ring.
The boxing legend heads straight into a world title fight in which he will be hoping to claim the WBC welterweight belt.
After four years out of the professional ring, 46-year-old Pac Man is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Yordenis Ugas back in 2021.
Set to make his 73rd professional fight, Pacquiao could make history next month by becoming the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history.
The fight announcement came on May 21 after PacMan confirmed on social media that he’ll be coming out of retirement – a move that took fans by surprise.
However, boxings only eight-division world champion will have to face difficult opponent and current champ Mario Barrios.
The 30-year-old boxer is currently in his prime and is the heavy favourite coming into this fight.
Not only is Barrios 16 years younger than Pacquiao but fans have realised he’s much taller too.
Barrios stands at 6ft tall, while the Filipino superstar measures just 5ft 5in, a big height difference that was on full display during their press conference on June 3.
