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. The Associated Press scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Pacquiao.

Keith Thurman has shared his verdict on a potential clash between Manny Pacquiao and Gervonta Davis. Pacquiao made a sensational return to the ring over the weekend when he challenged reigning WBC world welterweight champion Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The weekend is packed with Pacquiao vs. Barrios and Usyk vs. Dubois on the card. Here are picks for the biggest fights.

Mario Barrios is a -280 favorite to defeat Manny Pacquiao according to the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook. A bet on the underdog Pacquiao would pay out at +210. These odds suggest that Barrios has a 73.7% chance of winning the fight. When you consider the age and reach advantage he possesses, the betting odds seem about right.

At 46, Pacquiao is older than George Foreman when Foreman defeated Michael Moorer to win the IBF and WBA heavyweight titles in 1994. Pacquiao also hasn't fought professionally in just shy of four years, retiring after being beaten by Yordenis Ugas in August 2021. That Ugas fight came more than two years after Pacquiao's previous bout.