Jessie Vargas: record, next fight and profile →
Manny Pacquiao meets a likable but relatively unknown Jessie Vargas on Saturday, with a piece of the welterweight title at stake. In the past that might have been enough to excite boxing fans, but Pacquiao is aging and so is his appeal.
On Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring against WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas. The fight will be carried by Top Rank's pay-per-view arm.
Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement seven months ago but after serving his first stint as a rookie senator, the fire was rekindled and the stage set for a return to boxing.
by Cliff Rold - Manny Pacquiao is an easy fighter to take for granted. One day, sometime sooner than later, Pacquiao will be viewed entirely through the lens of history. His talent, remarkable longevity, and fairly consistent level of opposition, all the things we take for granted now, will be part of his full picture of...
Pacquiao vs. Vargas Photos Gallery of the Official weigh-in - Boxing's only eight division world champion and the reigning Fighter of the Decade Senator MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO (58-6-2, 38 KOs), from General Santos City, Philippines, collides with World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight world champion JESSIE VARGAS (27-1, 10 KOs), of Las Vegas. Pacquiao and Vargas will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe in a high-stakes welterweight showdown. Photos by Mikey Williams.
Pacquiao weighed in at 144.8-pounds, while the defending champion Vargas came in at 146.5-pounds. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Wynn Las Vegas and Tecate, remaining tickets to the Pacquiao vs. Vargas world championship event are priced at $1,000, $700, $500, $300, $100 and $50, not including applicable service fees.
Pacquiao vs. Vargas Official weigh-in video - In just one day, boxing's only eight division world champion and the reigning Fighter of the Decade Senator MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO (58-6-2, 38 KOs), from General Santos City, Philippines, collides with World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight world champion JESSIE VARGAS (27-1, 10 KOs), of Las Vegas. Pacquiao and Vargas will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe in a high-stakes welterweight showdown. Photos by Mikey Williams/Top Rank.
By Keith Idec - Ideally, Manny Pacquiao wouldn’t be fighting Jessie Vargas on Saturday night. With Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired, at least for now, Freddie Roach would instead be spending these final few days preparing Pacquiao for Terence Crawford. Or Adrien Broner. Or Danny Garcia. Any of the realistic possibilities pr...
Manny Pacquiao's seven-month hiatus can hardly be considered a retirement but there is no doubt that the eight division boxing champ used the time off to reflect on his passion for the sport.
Stephen A. Smith knows hardcore boxing fans are harsh, particularly when it comes to people perceived to be outsiders in this thing they love so passionately. He isn’t the least bit intimidated.