Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios full undercard: Complete list of fights before the main event

A living legend makes his return to the ring this weekend as Manny Pacquiao comes out of retirement to take on the WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.

Boxing is my passion says Pacquiao

Pacaquiao, who is now 46, hasn’t fought since 2021 when he lost to Yordenis Ugas. The eight-division champion enters Saturday’s fight with a combined record of 62-8-2 over his long and illustrious career.

The Filipino phenom still has a desire to contend for titles, stating that he is returning because “boxing is my passion.” Pacquiao was inducted into the boxing Hall of Fame last year, and now wants to show the world he’s still got some gas in the tank, while trying to write his name on another page of the boxing history books. “It’s all I think about, and I really like to make history,” said Pacquiao.

Barrios was named full-time WBC Champion shortly after beating Yordenis Ugas for the interim gold crown. His last fight against Able Ramos in the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson undercard put him in the spotlight and now the 30 year old with a 29-2-1 record is looking to hang on to his title.

Barrios balancing respect with title defense

Barrios has warned that he is not going to take this fight lightly even though he’s taking on a 46 year old legend of the sport. “It was cool that he knew who I was and wanted to fight me, but I didn’t know if to take it as a form of respect or disrespect because he wanted to fight me,” Barrios told ESPN. “I respect him, but he’s trying to take my title, and I have to make sure that he doesn’t.”

Pacquiao has been involved in some exhibition fights since retiring but this will be his first time back in the ring in a competitive, federated fight. Over the course of his career he has fought legendary boxers like Shane Mosley, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez and his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. broke the record for highest grossing PPV event with 4.6 million people buys.

Pacquiao and Barrios will step in the ring on Saturday, July 19th from MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, but before that there will be an undercard filled with rematches, former title holders and some faces of the next generation of boxing.

• Sebastian Fundora vs Tim Tszyu
• Isaac Cruz vs Angel Fierro
• Brandon Figueroa vs Joet Gonzalez
• Gary Russell Jr vs Hugo Castaneda
• Abel Ramos vs. Jose Luis Sanchez
• Mark Magsayo vs. Jorge Mata
• David Picasso vs. Kyonosuke Kameda
• Omar Salcido vs. Brian Gallegos