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.

Boxing great Manny Pacquiao made his return to the ring on Saturday after a nearly four-year absence from the sport, and there is controversy surrounding the result of his bout with Mario Barrios. With the WBC welterweight title on the line,