Philippine boxing superstar Meniy Pakiao at the age of 46 announces returning in the boxing ring / day
The 46 -year -old boxer has not boxed since August 2021.
« I’m back, » writes Pakiao.
« On July 19, I will be back in the ring to enter the World Champion in the World Boxing Council (WBC) in Mario Barrios, the world champion in the semi -overweight category (up to 66.67 kg), » Pakiao reports.
Pakiao has played 72 battles in the professional ring, celebrating 62 wins, twice fighting a draw and eight losses. He closed his career in August 2021, when he lost the title of World Champion Jordenis Ugas to the World Boxing Association (WBA).
During his career, Pakiao has won 12 world champion titles in eight different weight categories.
Currently, he is seeking to become the oldest boxing champion of the world.
He won his last World Champion title in 2019, when at the age of 40, he became the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Championship at a semi -Boxing Association (WBA) in the US city.
Pakiao is the oldest world champion of all time.
The oldest world champion in boxing all the time is American Bernard Hopkins, who won Canadian boxer Jean Pascal on May 21, 2011 in Montreal, becoming the world champion in the WBC and The Ring magazine.
Hopkins became the oldest boxer of the 46 -year, four -month and six days who has won the world championship title in one of the most important versions of boxing, ahead of American George Formen, who became the world champion after winning Michael Murera at 45 years and ten months.
Pakiao is currently 46 years, five months and four days old.
After the boxer’s career ended, he became a Philippine politician, but last week he failed to be elected to the Philippine Senate.
Mexican US boxer Barriia Barriia has won 29 wins in 32 battles, 18 with a slaughter, twice lost, and once the fight has ended in a draw.