Former seven-division world champion Manny ‘Pac Man’ Pacquiao, at age 46, simply challenged WBC Welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a match.
Not preventing since August of 2021, having misplaced to WBA Tremendous World Welterweight champion Yordenis ’54 Milagros’ Ugas, ‘Pac Man’ desires to be again within the ring.
‘Pac Man,’ one of the extremely favored and adopted former champions from the Philippines, is just not able to name it quits. It will in all probability be a non-title bout, however he’s nonetheless ready to listen to from Barrios’ folks.
In December of 1998 ‘Pac Man’ gained his first world title, knocking out WBC World Flyweight champion Thailand’s Chatchai Sasakul, 32-1-1, within the eighth spherical, whereas behind on all scorecards, enhancing to 24-1.
After one protection ‘Pac Man’ was stopped by Boonsai Sangsurat, 18-0, in eight rounds in Thailand. After successful the WBC Worldwide Tremendous Bantam title, making 5 defenses, he stopped IBF Tremendous Bantam champ Lehlo Ledwaba, 33-1-1, in June of 2001.
Shifting as much as featherweight, he stopped former champ Marco Antonio Barrera, 57-3, incomes a title combat with IBF and WBA Feather champ Juan Manuel Marquez, 42-2, ending in a cut up determination attract June 2004.
He then misplaced to Erik Morales, 47-2, for 2 vacant minor titles. He gained the rematch two fights later in a WBC title eliminator. In a 3rd match, he knocked Morales out. Then knocked out Jorge Solis, 34-0-2. Then, he gained a call over Barrera, incomes a title combat with WBC World Tremendous Feather champ Marquez, 48-3-1, defeating him.
Then he moved as much as cease WBC World Mild champ David Diaz, 34-1-1, in June of 2008. Then stopped former champ Oscar De La Hoya, 39-5. Subsequent, he gained the IBO Tremendous Mild title, knocking out Ricky Hatton, 45-1.
In November 2009, he stopped WBO Welterweight champ Miguel Cotto, 34-1. Two fights later, he gained the vacant WBC Tremendous welter title, defeating Antonio Margarito, 38-6, in November 2010. Then defeated WBO World Welter champ ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley, 46-6-4-1.
Subsequent, one other bout with Marquez, 53-5-1, successful a majority determination. Then, a disputed cut up determination was misplaced to Tim Bradley, Jr., 28-0. Then, it was knocked out by Marquez in December 2012. In a rematch, he defeated Bradley. Then defeated Chris Algeri, 20-0. Then, in June of 2015 misplaced to Tremendous World welterweight champ Floyd ‘Cash’ Mayweather, Jr., 47-0. In a 3rd match with Bradley, he gained once more.
In November of 2016, he defeated WBO Welter champ Jesse Vargas, 27-1. Then, in Australia, he misplaced a disputed determination to Jeff Horn, 16-0-1. Then stops WBA Welter champ Lucas Martin Matthysse, 39-4.
Then he defeats Adrian ‘The Downside’ Bronner, 33-3-1. In July of 2019, he defeated Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman, 29-0. Two years later, he loses to Ugas. His present file is 62-8-2, with 39 stoppages.
Now the 46 year-old ‘Pac Man’ is in search of a seventh division world title.
