Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed his return to the ring at the age of 46, nearly four years after his last professional bout.

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) is set to fight for a world title this summer at the age of 46. The Hall of Famer first became a WBC world champion at flyweight in 1998, at the age of 19. Over 27 years later, in 2025, he aims to retire as a WBC world champion.

Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement and walking straight into a title fight at 46 years old. Late Thursday night, ESPN’s Andreas Hale reported that Pacquiao, who is No. 23 in Sportico’s rankings of the highest-paid athletes of all-time,