Pacquiao Returns to Boxing for WBC Title Fight
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Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division boxing champion and former Philippine senator, is ending his four-year retirement to fight Mario Barros for the WBC welterweight championship on July 19th in Las Vegas. The fight will be streamed on Prime Video PPV. Pacquiao, who recently entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame, is also campaigning for a Senate seat in the upcoming May 12th elections. This fight is allowed under a WBC rule permitting former champions a title shot upon return.
Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division boxing champion and former Philippine senator, is ending his four-year retirement to fight Mario Barros for the WBC welterweight championship on July 19th in Las Vegas. The fight will be streamed on Prime Video PPV. Pacquiao, who recently entered the International Boxing Hall of Fame, is also campaigning for a Senate seat in the upcoming May 12th elections. This fight is allowed under a WBC rule permitting former champions a title shot upon return.
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