Manny Pacquiao shall be combating Father Time tonight, July nineteenth in his comeback title problem towards WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in the primary occasion on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Outcomes
Brandon Figueroa (26-2-1, 19 KOs) bought a present 12-round unanimous choice over Joet Gonzalez (27-5, 15 KOs) in a featherweight combat. The previous WBA and WBC tremendous bantamweight champion Figueroa, 28, was outworked by Gonzalez by the tenth spherical. Figuera got here in within the final three rounds, but it surely was shut sufficient to go both method.
The Scores
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Gary Russell Jr. (32-2, 19 KOs) knocked out Hugo Castaneda (15-3, 11 KOs) within the tenth spherical in tremendous featherweight motion. The previous WBA featherweight champion Russell Jr, 37, dropped Casteneda 3 times within the combat. Twice in spherical two, and a last time within the tenth.
Gary dropped Casteneda with a physique shot in spherical ten. Though he beat the rely, he then bent over after getting up, forcing referee Harvey Dock to wave it off.
It was Russell Jr’s first combat in three years. The notoriously inactive Russell Jr. has fought simply 4 occasions within the final six years since 2019.
David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs) gained a questionable 10-round majority choice over Kyonosuke Kameda (15-5-2, 9 KOs) in a featherweight combat. Picasso, 24, was outworked all through the combat and regarded overmatched. Surprisingly, two of the judges scored it in his favor by the scores 98-92, 95-95, and 97-93.
Barrios vs. Pacquiao PPV Information
Tonight’s foremost card begins at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT on PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view. The worth is $79.99. The ringwalks for Pacquiao-Barrios are at roughly 11:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM PT.
Pacquiao vs. Father Time Boxing
The 46-year-old Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) is getting an unheard-of straight title shot after 4 years of being retired. He misplaced his final combat towards Yordenis Ugas in 2021, and regarded shot, sluggish, and never as cell as he’d been prior to now. He blamed the loss on leg cramps, but he nonetheless retired slightly than ask for a rematch.
Pacquiao might want to use the high-energy, quantity punching model that he was identified for within the final to defeat the youthful fighter Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KOs). It doesn’t look possible that Manny will be capable of maintain a quick sufficient tempo and throw sufficient photographs for him to defeat the 30-year-old Barrios tonight.
Pacquiao-Barrios Battle Card Particulars
Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios
Sebastian Fundora vs. Tim Tszyu 2
Isaac Cruz vs. Omar Salcido
Brandon Figueroa vs. Joet Gonzalez
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Hugo Castañeda
David Picasso vs. Kyonosuke Kameda
Mark Magsayo vs. Jorge Mata
The combat that many youthful followers are extra fascinated with on this card is the rematch between WBC junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora (22-1-1, 14 KOs) and former WBO champ Tim Tszyu (25-2, 18 KOs). Tszyu continues to be salty about his 12-round break up choice loss to Fundora final yr, upset concerning the defeat, and persevering with guilty it on the reduce that he suffered early within the bout.
Fundora, 6’6″, views Tszyu as a complainer, unable to confront the reality about what occurred final yr. He additionally believes Tim is affected by PTSD, nonetheless struggling mentally from what occurred of their combat.
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