Barrios last fought in November on the undercard of the Netflix event headlined by Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. He fought Abel Ramos to a draw, allowing him to retain his WBC welterweight title.

Barrios retained his title in November after battling Abel Ramos to a draw in a bloody war on the undercard of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson card. Barrios' other most notable fight came in June 2021 when he suffered a TKO loss to Gervonta "Tank" Davis in a very competitive bout.

Pacquiao, 46, will return to challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in a PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view on July 19 in Las Vegas, according to a report from ESPN's Andreas Hale. The co-main event will reportedly include an anticipated rematch between Sebastian Fundora and Tim Tszyu for the WBC junior middleweight title.