Boxing Replace: 45-YO Manny Pacquiao Will get WBC’s Approval to Struggle Mario Barrios for the Title

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao final fought knowledgeable boxing bout in 2021, during which he misplaced towards Yordenis Ugas. Nevertheless, the 45-year-old fighter feels that he nonetheless has the hearth inside him to return again to the squared circle once more. As this information has prompted a stir within the boxing group, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has asserted that he would approve Pacquiao’s return to the ring. That too for a title combat.

Terence Crawford was the undisputed welterweight champion. Nevertheless, since ‘Bud’ moved as much as the super-welterweight division, the No. 1 contender Mario Barrios was elevated from interim champion to full WBC welterweight champion by the World Boxing Council and its Board of Governors on the 18th of June. Provided that Mario Barrios is now the welterweight champion, Manny Pacquiao could get an opportunity to combat for the title of the WBC welterweight champion. And fortuitously for the boxer, the council has now accepted the 45-year-old’s want.

The return of the King  

Frenchman Souleymane Cissokho is the obligatory challenger to face Barrios contained in the ring. Regardless of that, the WBC has revealed that they’d enable Pacquiao as a wild card entrant to combat Barrios for the title. Michael Benson shared a tweet on X concerning the scenario which learn, “WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed that they’d approve Manny Pacquiao combating Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight world title at age 45: “I do like the thought very a lot. I feel Pacquiao can beat any fighter or be aggressive with any fighter in the present day.” 

Whereas speaking to Sky Sports activities, the WBC president asserted, “Manny Pacquiao is timeless. He’s a legend. Now we have nice precedent of former champions coming again so long as they cross efficiently all of the medical examinations.” He additional talked about that it could be sensational to see the previous eight-division champion again in motion once more. 

Manny Pacquiao needs to exit making historical past  

The 45-year-old boxer had introduced his retirement after his loss to Ugas. Nevertheless, he nonetheless participates in exhibition bouts. PacMan will probably be going through a Japanese kickboxer and former Ok-1 tremendous light-weight champion Rukiya Anpo later this month, on July twenty eighth. Following that, there’s a excessive chance that he would combat Barrios in knowledgeable bout subsequent. Check out what he has to say. 

The Filipino believes that he’s match and able to combat once more as he doesn’t have any accidents as of now. Pacquiao acknowledged, “I made historical past at 40 beating Keith Thurman and I really feel at 45, I’ve loads left within the sport as I haven’t taken a number of punishment over the previous few years.” Regardless of his spectacular file, the boxing nice expressed his want to face a youthful opponent like Barrios and stated, “I wish to exit making historical past.”

What do you make out of this? In fact, everybody needs to see Manny Pacquiao combat once more. However is it the correct option to go towards a 29-year-old boxer nonetheless in his prime? Share your opinions within the feedback beneath.