12:23 a.m. ET: Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios ends via majority draw (115-113 Barrios, 114-114, 114-114)
Barrios retains his WBC Welterweight Championship after this bout ended in a majority draw. This was Pacquiao’s first fight since 2021. For the second straight time, Barrios’ bout ended in a draw.
At 46 years old, Pacquiao proved that he can still compete at the highest level in boxing. Barrios finished with 19 more total punches, but Pacquiao landed six more power punches.
12:17 a.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 12
This was a close round, but Barrios landed the more effective punches in the final minute. I have this fight ending in a draw.
10-9 Barrios, 114-114
12:13 a.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 11
The fight is heating up in the championship rounds as both fighters are landing big punches. I give Barrios the slight edge in the 11th round.
10-9 Barrios, 105-104
12:08 a.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 10
This was Barrios’ best round in a while. He was more aggressive and moved forward a ton. This was a highly competitive round.
10-9 Barrios, 96-94
12:04 a.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 9
Pacquiao lands multiple left hands and is finding success when countering Barrios. Also, Pacquiao displayed elite head movement in this round.
10-9 Pacquiao, 87-84
12:00 a.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 8
Barrios landed a nice body shot, but Pacquiao responded with one of his own. Pacquiao finished the round pushing the pace and landing big punches.
10-9 Pacquiao, 77-75 Pacquiao
11:56 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 7
Once again, Pacquiao got the better of Barrios in this round. Barrios responded with a combination of his own, but still didn’t do enough. After seven rounds, Pacquiao doesn’t look 16 years older than Barrios.
10-9 Pacquiao, 67-66
11:52 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 6
Pacquiao remained the more aggressive fighter in the sixth round. Barrios is too passive and needs to pick up his pace.
10-9 Pacquiao, 57-57
11:48 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 5
At the start of the fifth, Pacquiao exploded with a big combination on Barrios. When Pacquiao moves forward, he is having success.
10-9 Pacquiao, 48-47 Barrios
11:44 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 4
Pacquiao looks good for a 46-year-old, but as the fight progresses, his pace is slowing down. Barrios is gaining confidence and is landing his punches at a higher rate.
10-9 Barrios, 39-37
11:40 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 3
Barrios had Pacquiao moving backwards to start the third round. At the end of the third, Barrios landed a bunch of clean punches on Pacquiao.
10-9 Barrios, 29-28
11:36 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 2
Pacquiao has a great game plan, as he constantly moves around while picking his spots. Barrios started to throw more punches and had a better round.
10-9 Barrios, 19-19
11:32 p.m. ET: Pacquiao vs. Barrios – Round 1
Pacquiao began the fight by throwing combinations and appeared confident. The crowd is heavily behind the former champion. Barrios’ size advantage is clear, but Pacquiao is the more aggressive fighter to start the contest.
10-9 Pacquiao
Main Card
WBC Welterweight Championship Bout: Mario Barrios vs. Manny Pacquiao
Sebastian Fundora def. Tim Tszyu by seventh-round TKO
Isaac Cruz def. Omar Salcido Gamez by unanimous decision (99-89, 99-89, 100-88)
Brandon Figueroa def. Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112, 116-112)
Prelims
Gary Russell Jr. def. Hugo Castaneda by 10th-round TKO
David Picasso def. Kyonosuke Kameda by majority decision (98-92, 98-92, 95-95)
Mark Magsayo def. Jorge Mata Cuellar by unanimous decision (100-90, 100-90, 98-92)
Middleweight: Eumir Marcial def. Bernard Joseph by third-round TKO
