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Despite his best efforts, the 46-year-old was unable to take the belt from the reigning WBC welterweight champion
Manny Pacquiao's bid for history came up short on Saturday as Mario Barrios retained the WBC welterweight title with the bout ending in a majority draw.
Saturday's scorecards robbed Pacquiao of a legendary win befitting a legendary career. They also stole from him something more precious — time.
The legend is back. Manny Pacquiao makes his return from a four-year absence (and retirement) to try and once again capture gold. Pacquiao is set to take on WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in the main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
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Manny Pacquiao returns from retirement on Saturday night to face WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios. Whether Pacquiao's decision to return to the ring proves to be ill-advised or a moment that grows his legend is still to be seen.