Pacquiao returned to the ring on April 9, 2016.

Manny Pacquiao will face Timothy Bradley in his first boxing match since his defeat to Floyd Mayweather in May 2015.

Pacquiao has faced 32-year-old Bradley twice. In 2012, the American boxer won a controversial match. However, in the 2014 rematch, Pacquiao successfully avenged that defeat to defend his WBO welterweight title.

The fight on April 9th ​​will be Manny Pacquiao's first since losing to Floyd Mayweather in the "fight of the century" in May 2015. Like the previous two times, in this third bout, Pacquiao will again fight Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA.

Pacquiao (right) and Timothy Bradley have met twice, with each winning one fight. Photo: AFP.

Pacquiao, 37, suffered a shoulder ligament injury before his fight with Mayweather and underwent surgery four days later. The boxer, who had won eight world championship belts, had hinted at retirement after fulfilling his wish to fight Mayweather. However, in October 2015, Pacquiao said he would return to competition in 2016.

Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, said the Filipino boxer hasn't decided on a specific retirement date. "I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to say things to attract attention because I don't want people saying, 'Hey, this is his last fight, come and see,' and then it's not like that, and it's not Manny's last fight," Arum said.

Pacquiao has won 57 fights, lost six, and drawn two in his career. The Filipino boxer boasts 38 knockout victories. Timothy Bradley, a two-time WBO welterweight champion, has 33 wins, one loss, and one draw, including 13 knockout wins.

According to VNE