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Manny Pacquiao targets fresh boxing milestone at 47 with fight on the horizon

Originally posted on HITC | By Filipe Guedes | Last updated Sep 28, 2025 10:47 AM ET

Manny Pacquiao seems to be focused on one clear objective in his latest comeback – chasing down a record that has already got his name on it.

Pacquiao, who came out of retirement after four years away from the ring, has not had the smoothest return. His second fight back ended in a split draw against Mario Barrios, leaving him still searching for momentum.

He could not get past the Wisconsin native and missed out on capturing the WBC welterweight title, meaning there is work to be done if he wants another shot at climbing back to the top of the division.

Even so, reports suggest Pacquiao might get another crack at a welterweight title soon. And it sounds like he has both an opponent and a specific milestone in mind for that opportunity.

Manny Pacquiao’s record still stands, and now he wants to break it again

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Pacquiao’s last win came in 2019 when he stunned Keith Thurman to capture the WBA welterweight title.

The victory over Thurman, who was unbeaten through 30 fights at the time, made Pacquiao the oldest boxer to claim a welterweight world title, doing so at age 40.

Now, according to promoter Sean Gibbons, Pacquiao is targeting another shot at the same belt – currently held by Rolly Romero – in hopes of breaking his own record seven years later.

“The goal is still the same… The goal remains: to break his own record, to make history, to win a welterweight title.

“He wants to be the oldest person to do it at 47 years old. Rolly Romero has the WBA belt, so he is the target,” Gibbons explained to World Boxing News.

If Pacquiao can pull it off against Romero, he will set a new mark as the oldest champion at that weight class, but he will still fall short of boxing’s overall age record.

Boxing’s oldest world champion title still belongs to Bernard Hopkins

To claim the overall record, Pacquiao would need to win a world title at 49, despite setting the welterweight record over six years ago.

That mark is held by Philadelphia’s Bernard Hopkins, who won the WBA and IBA light heavyweight titles in 2014 with a split decision over Beibut Shumenov, adding them to his existing IBF belt.

This article first appeared on HITC and was syndicated with permission.

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