Some experts is today warning boxer Manny Pacquiao of the medical dangers of boxing at an older age, as the  legendary fighter gears up for his first fight in almost four years.

Pacquiao returns to the ring this weekend as he challenges the recently crowned WBC Welterweight champion Mario Barrios for his title.

The 46-year-old last fought in August 2021 where he lost to Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas and announced his retirement from boxing shortly after the defeat to focus on his political career.

Now  in the build up to Saturday’s block buster fight in Las Vegas brain expert Peter Mccabe, the Chief Executive of Brain Injury Association Headway, says Pacquiao needs to be worried about the impact of his return to the ring. 

Mcabbe explained that boxing at any age is an incredibly dangerous undertaking, adding that any impact these boxers suffer on Saturday could be exacerbated by the cumulative damage acquired from years of being hit in the ring in their younger days.

Pacquiao is looking to break the record as the oldest Welterweight World Champion, a record he already holds having won the WBA Super Title in 2019, when he was 40.