Pacquiao narrowly missed the chance to break his own record as the oldest welterweight champion in history, a feat he first achieved in 2019 at age 40 by defeating Keith Thurman. A win would have extended that milestone to 46,

But Pacquiao, in the end, fell just short on the judges' scorecards as Mario Barrios escaped with a majority draw to retain the WBC welterweight championship. Two judges scored the bout a draw, and judge Max DeLuca awarded Barrios a 115-113 victory. The Associated Press scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Pacquiao.

Current and former world boxing champions couldn’t believe Manny Pacquiao’s comeback against Mario Barrios ended in majority draw on Sunday night (Manila time) at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Many believe the 46-year-old Pacquiao clearly won,

After Saturday's draw with Mario Barrios, Manny Pacquiao – who turns 47 in December – said he believes he could return to fight again by year’s end, preferably against a champion.

Manny Pacquiao appears set to move on from the proposed Mario Barrios rematch in boxing, despite only agreeing to the do-over after their first bout on Saturday. The Filipino fighter's timeless performance on the 19th of July at the MGM Grand Garden Arena belied his 46 years.