MANNY PACQUIAO has come out of retirement on the age of 46 and is focusing on a world title belt, it has been claimed.

The Filipino boxer final fought again in 2021, a defeat to Yordenis Ugas, however is now gearing up for an enormous welterweight conflict in opposition to Mario Barrios for his subsequent title defence.

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Nevertheless, WBC chief Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed the return of the ring legend when chatting with Boxing King Media in Saudi Arabia.

He stated: “Presently, Mario Barrios goes to face Manny Pacquiao in July. He (Pacquiao) desires to retire because the welterweight champion, so he is preventing within the welterweight division.”

Requested why Pacquiao was being allowed to come back straight out of retirement and have a shot at a title, Sulaiman defined it was as a result of the WBC have written guidelines stating a notable former champion may request a title combat popping out of retirement.

He referenced Sugar Ray Leonard being retired for 4 years when he got here out of retirement to combat Marvin Hagler, a combat which he gained.

Sulaiman stated: “We do have that provision within the guidelines. A legendary champion with the credentials of Pacquiao [can fight].

“He has been medically cleared and licensed, so we’ve voted in favour to permit that combat to occur.”

Pacquiao’s advisor, Sean Gibbons, had denied his sensational boxing comeback in an interview with Motion Community explaining that he was totally targeted on his election marketing campaign as a Senator of the Philippines 

In an interview revealed on Friday, he stated: ” There isn’t any Manny Pacquiao fights (scheduled for this 12 months). These reviews on preventing Mario Barrios aren’t proper.

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“Manny Pacquiao is working for Senator of the Philippines on Might 12. He has one other election after he’s carried out with this election. After, he’ll resolve if he desires the field once more.

“That’s it, the election is a very powerful factor in his life not boxing. There’s been dialogue for the final 12 months and a half about preventing Mario Barrios.

“I do not know why (there may be hypothesis a couple of combat between Pacquiao and Barrios).”

A world championship welterweight belt is ultimately being eyed by British boxer Conor Benn, regardless of his current defeat to Chris Eubank Jr at middleweight.

Benn flew out to New York Metropolis in the US to see Ryan Garcia tackle Rolando Romero in Instances Sq., ending in a shock factors loss for Garcia.

Regardless of not preventing at welterweight for 3 years now, Benn had stated he would “fortunately” combat Garcia when talking forward of the bout.