Manny Pacquiao proved that age is just a number but fell short of becoming the second-oldest world champion in boxing history as he shared a majority draw with Mario Barrios.

Pacquiao narrowly missed the chance to break his own record as the oldest welterweight champion in history, a feat he first achieved in 2019 at age 40 by

Pacquiao stunned the boxing world in May when he announced that he planned to end his four-year exile from the sport to challenge Barrios, taking advantage of a WBC rule that allows former champions to request an immediate title fight when coming out of retirement.