Boxing-Pacquiao latest boxer to risk legacy for lure of the ring


  • Boxing
  • Monday, 21 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: Presidential candidate and former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at his campaign headquarters in Makati City, Philippines, April 7, 2022. Picture taken April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

(Reuters) -Manny Pacquiao's return to the ring at the weekend after a four-year hiatus marked the latest example of a boxer well past his prime who could not resist the temptation of the squared circle and a chance to add to his competitive legacy.

The 46-year-old Filipino came out of retirement on Saturday to fight Mario Barrios in Las Vegas but fell short of breaking his own record as the oldest-ever welterweight champion as the American boxer escaped with a majority draw.

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