Manny Pacquiao V Mario Barrios: Wbc Welterweight Championship – Live Updates

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Las Vegas has ne'er shied distant from a nostalgia enactment and coming is nary exception. At 46 years old, Manny Pacquiao, 1 of boxing’s astir dressed up and beloved champions, steps backmost into a master ringing for nan first clip successful astir 4 years, chasing 1 much title for a résumé overflowing pinch them.

He faces Mario Barrios, nan 30-year-old WBC welterweight champion pinch youth, size and momentum connected his side. It’s a steep climb for nan Filipino legend, who is giving up six inches successful height, 4 inches successful scope and much than a decade and a half successful age. But this is nan aforesaid Pacquiao who’s made a profession of overcoming odds. Eight divisions. Twelve awesome world titles. One Hall of Fame induction, conscionable past period successful Canastota, New York.

Can Pacquiao, who past tasted triumph successful 2019, still compete astatine nan highest level? Or will Barrios, soft-spoken but confident, nonstop nan fighting legislator into status erstwhile and for all?

The build-up has been respectful, almost reverent. Barrios, who held onto his title pinch a constrictive divided tie against Abel Ramos past fall, knows what he’s up against: a southpaw whose hit was difficult to replicate, whose footwork flummoxed, whose bosom ne'er really near nan conflict game. “Manny is 1 of a kind,” he said. “But I’m nan champion now.”

Pacquiao, meanwhile, insists he’s ready. “The passion is still there,” he said this week. “Even pinch nan layoff, nan occurrence to compete and beryllium a champion again is still burning.” He’s been training pinch nan strength of his younger years, sparring and moving pinch nan aforesaid monastic subject that turned him into a world icon. The past clip he fought astatine nan MGM Grand, he outpointed nan then-undefeated Keith Thurman successful a humble upset. He’s hoping history repeats.

Also connected tonight’s bill: a fiery rematch betwixt Sebastian Fundora and Tim Tszyu successful nan ace welterweight co-main. Their March gathering was 1 of nan astir gruesome and punishing contests of nan twelvemonth and nan rematch promises nary less.

So present we are. Pacquiao, backmost nether nan lights. Back successful Vegas. Back for a belt. Time whitethorn beryllium undefeated, but Pacman hasn’t fixed up nan fight. Stay pinch america for unrecorded round-by-round coverage, results and guidance arsenic nan nighttime unfolds.

Bryan will beryllium present shortly. In nan meantime here’s Donald McRae’s report from nan heavyweight happenings astatine Wembley a fewer hours ago.