Doors open for MannyManny Pacquiao is facing Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov in an eight-round exhibition in Las Vegas on April 18 but beyond that, there’s a wealth of options on the table for Pacman. Pacquiao dismissed talk of a rematch with Barrios, insisting he’d done enough to win and he was moving on. But now that Garcia is on the throne, Pacquiao could reconsider fighting for the WBC belt. To add to his unsavory history, Garcia had a tumultuous relationship with his former wife and was once arrested for vandalism. So he could choose from among Garcia, Romero, Crocker or Haney to fight for a world title.

Source: Philippine Star February 24, 2026 14:52 UTC