Saturday night is PPV night for boxing with Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2; 38 KO) taking on WBO Welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1; 10 KO) in a 12 round, 147 pound title fight. Ring Magazine lists Vargas as #8 in the division; because of Pacquiao’s recent retirement, he is unranked. Pacquiao vs. Vargas airs live this Saturday, November 5 on PPV with a fight time of 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
There is a lot of backstory heading into this fight, with most of it centered around Manny Pacquiao. The future Hall of Fame fighter last competed in April, defeating Timothy Bradley in what was billed as his retirement fight.