Pacquiao Inducted Into Boxing Hall of Fame, Sets Sights on July Return

He reflected on his rise from poverty to an eight-division legacy in a widely praised speech

Overview

Pacquiao was enshrined as the headline inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on June 8 in Verona, New York
He delivered emotional remarks on career milestones: titles in four different decades plus his status as the oldest welterweight champion
His wife, Jinkee, joined longtime trainer Freddie Roach alongside fans in honoring his journey from General Santos to boxing immortality
He described his fights with Marco Antonio Barrera as career-defining, expressing regret that his 2015 bout with Floyd Mayweather played out too cautiously for fans
He will return to the ring on July 19 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to challenge WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios