Pacquiao narrowly missed the chance to break his own record as the oldest welterweight champion in history, a feat he first achieved in 2019 at age 40 by defeating Keith Thurman. A win would have extended that milestone to 46,

Mayweather, now 48, retired four months after beating Pacquiao and returned in 2017 to defeat UFC crossover star Conor McGregor to run his record to 50-0. Davis, meanwhile, is just 30 years old but is the same height as Pacquiao, would have only a negligible reach advantage and is promoted by the same Premier Boxing Champions apparatus.

Manny Pacquiao's bid to break his record as boxing's oldest welterweight champion was foiled in Las Vegas by a majority draw against Mario Barrios that ended his four-year retirement.