LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (June 26, 2025) — PPV.COM, which does not require a subscription, returns to the ring when it live streams to boxing fans, in the U.S. and Canada, the historic battle between newly minted International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) inductee Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, boxing’s only eight-division world champion, and reigning WBC welterweight world champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios. In a career made up of firsts, Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs), from Sarangani Province in the Philippines, will attempt to become the first IBHOF inductee to end his retirement and win a world title inside the ring, something even the great Sugar Ray Leonard attempted, albeit unsuccessfully.
It will be a tall order, literally, inasmuch as Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KOs), from San Antonio, Texas, has a 6 1/2-inch height advantage. The Pacquiao – Barrios WBC welterweight world championship rumble will headline an action-packed pay-per-view card, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Pacquiao vs. Barrios world championship pay-per-view event will take place Saturday, July 19, beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Priced at $79.99, it can be ordered by clicking here: PPV.COM – Pacquiao vs. Barrios
“Manny Pacquiao will likely be the heavy underdog in his July title challenge against Mario Barrios. Four years off and fighting a MUCH younger Champion. But, if anyone can go back to the well and pull off one more spectacular performance, it’s the PACMAN! You can never truly count out Manny Pacquiao,” said former WBO junior welterweight world champion and one-time Pacquiao world title fight opponent Chris Algieri, who returns to ringside to co-host the exclusive and wildly popular viewer chat, in real time, throughout the PPV.COM Pacquiao-Barrios world championship event HD live stream.
Joining Chris on the live viewer chat will be award-winning boxing journalist Lance Pugmire and popular podcast host Dan Canobbio. Chris, Lance, and Dan will also be providing exclusive fight week commentary and reports from Las Vegas for PPV.COM‘s website and social platforms.
The Pacquiao vs. Barrios pay-per-view live stream undercard will feature three exciting bouts, including a rematch between WBC super welterweight world champion Sebastian “Towering Inferno” Fundora (22-1-1, 14 KOs), from Coachella, California, in a title defense against former WBO junior middleweight world champion Tim Tszyu (25-2, 18 KOs), from Australia, and former WBA super lightweight world champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (27-3-1, 18 KOs), from Mexico, against Angel Fierro (23-3-2, 18 KOs), a Mexican native fighting out of Lakeside, California, in a 12-round super lightweight redo of their exciting fight which took place on Feb. 1 on the pay-per-view undercard headlined by the David Benavidez vs. David Morrell championship battle.
The PPV.COM live stream will open with a 10-round featherweight rumble between former two-division world champion Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa (25-2-1, 19 KOs), from Weslaco, Texas, and three-time world title challenger Joet Gonzalez (27-4, 15 KOs), from Los Angeles.
PPV.COM, which does not require a subscription, will offer Pacquiao vs. Barrios for $79.99 in the U.S. and Canada. iNDEMAND, the parent company of PPV.COM, will also be carrying the event through its network of cable and telco operators in the U.S. and Canada via providers including Xfinity, Spectrum, Contour, Optimum, Fios, Rogers, Bell, SaskTel, and Telus, among others.
@abeg718 #mannypacquiao talks about pacing himself throughout training camp for #pacquiaobarrios on July 19. @Premier Boxing Champions
DAN CANOBBIO AND CHRIS ALGIERI
The popular podcast, Inside Boxing Live, hosted by Dan and Chris, can be found at PPV.COM, where they produce two fresh episodes weekly, provide onsite coverage during major pay-per-view fight weeks, host their own weekly live chat every Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, and join fight night live viewer chats. For the latest episodes of Inside Boxing Live presented by PPV.COM.
LANCE PUGMIRE
Lance is a recipient of the Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism, the Boxing Writers Association of America’s highest honor. He brings over 30 years of experience covering the sweet science for the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The Athletic.
About iNDEMAND and PPV.COM
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In December 2021, iNDEMAND launched PPV.COM, an innovative streaming PPV service and the first of its kind to offer interactive fan engagement during live-action sports. With the addition of PPV.COM, which does not require a subscription, to its existing cable PPV infrastructure, iNDEMAND has consolidated all forms of PPV distribution under one roof, making the company the only provider of turnkey PPV solutions for both industry partners and consumers. For more information, go to indemand.com.
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