Pacquiao to return to ring after losing Philippine senate race

Boxing legend to fight Mario Barrios for WBC welterweight crown in July

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Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, now a former senator, has his picture taken before voting in Kiamba on May 12. © AP

MANILA (AP) -- Boxing great Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to fight Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight crown in July.

Pacquiao's team made the announcement on Thursday, just hours after he conceded defeat in a bid for another seat in the Philippines Senate.

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