Pacquiao returning to ring for exhibition bout vs Provodnikov in April

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao is not executed with boxing but and can return to the ring on April 18 to face former junior welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodnikov in a 10-round welterweight exhibition.

Pacquiao, 47, final fought July 19 towards WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios, losing by majority draw. Two of the judges scored it a draw and Max DeLuca awarded Barrios a 115-113 victory.

The loss dropped Pacquiao’s file to 62-9-2.

“Returning to Las Vegas means so much to me, and I’m excited to work with a team focused on creating a world-class experience for the fans,” Pacquiao mentioned in an announcement. “I’m coming back to give them a great fight – and I’m ready.”

The bout will likely be on the Thomas & Mack Center, which hosted plenty of notable fights in the Nineteen Nineties earlier than the development of MGM Grand Garden Arena after which T-Mobile Arena that grew to become the first houses for Las Vegas’ prime matches.