Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios
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Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring at age 46 and delivered a remarkable performance against the 30-year-old WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas on Sunday. CompuBox data showed Barrios landed 120 of 668 total punches to Pacquiao’s 101 of 577 and Barrios landed more jabs (45-20) while Pacquiao led in power punches,
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At 46, Pacquiao is older than George Foreman when Foreman defeated Michael Moorer to win the IBF and WBA heavyweight titles in 1994. Pacquiao also hasn't fought professionally in just shy of four years, retiring after being beaten by Yordenis Ugas in August 2021. That Ugas fight came more than two years after Pacquiao's previous bout.