But Pacquiao, in the end, fell just short on the judges' scorecards as Mario Barrios escaped with a majority draw to retain the WBC welterweight championship. Two judges scored the bout a draw, and judge Max DeLuca awarded Barrios a 115-113 victory. The Associated Press scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to produce a legendary performance at age 46, yet was denied the result that would have put yet another punctuation mark on an all-time career.