What happened to Manny Pacquiao's son's fight? Why boxing legend postponed professional debut of Jimuel

While a boxing fable will beryllium making his return to nan ringing this weekend, his son's highly-anticipated debut will person to hold a spot longer.

Manny Pacquiao will return on Mario Barrios connected Saturday, marking nan 46-year-old boxer's first bout since 2021. An added storyline, astatine slightest initially, was that Pacquiao's son, 24-year-old Jimuel, was besides group to make his boxing debut connected nan undercard of his father's fight.

However, nan elder Pacquiao officially postponed his son's debut for a later date.

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Here's why Jimuel Paquiao's first master conflict was moved by his begetter and what Manny had to opportunity astir it.

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Why was Manny Pacquaio's son's conflict canceled?

Originally, portion of nan entreaty of Manny Pacquaio's conflict against Barrios, extracurricular of his highly anticipated return, was that it would beryllium a family affair. Jimuel Pacquiao, his 24-year-old son, was expected to find himself connected nan undercard of nan conflict successful his charismatic boxing debut.

Manny Pacquiao had expressed his doubts complete his son's career, however. In a communicative pinch Alta successful June, Pacquiao said he told his boy "I don't approve" of his boxing endeavors, but yet decided that if Jimuel was going to proceed anyway, "I’ll download nan secrets of boxing to you.”

So, Manny played a domiciled successful getting Jimuel's pro debut perchance scheduled for July 19 connected nan undercard of his ain fight. Jimuel Pacquiao has had an amateur profession and worked pinch his father's trainer, Freddie Roach.

Manny Pacquiao moreover confirmed to reports successful May that his boy would conflict connected his undercard, per TalkSport. But it ne'er really came to fruition, because nan legendary boxer postponed it. According to All Out Fighting, "Pac Man" told Covers.com that he decided to move his son's conflict because "it's difficult for maine to watch my boy fighting earlier my fight."

"I want my boy to watch my training because correct now, nan caller generation, they don't cognize really to punish themselves. I want him to understand what boxing is," Pacquiao said, per All Out Fighting. "Boxing is his passion, but successful reality he started late, but he tin prosecute his passion for a mates of years. But I told him that, ‘Don't expect that you're going to beryllium for illustration your father.'"

With Pacquiao not wanting nan distraction of his son's debut, besides wanting his boy to proceed perfecting his trade earlier stepping into nan ringing connected a master stage, Jimuel Pacquiao's first conflict will person to wait.

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When will Manny Pacquiao's boy conflict next?

Per All Out Fighting, Pacquiao said he moved his son's first conflict to "September aliases October."

So, Jimuel Pacquiao's debut will not beryllium connected July 19 successful Las Vegas connected nan undercard of his father, but apt successful nan autumn of 2025.

Who is Manny Pacquiao's son?

Pacquiao has 5 children, 3 of which are sons. However, it's nan oldest, Emmanuel "Jimuel" Pacquiao Jr., that is pursuing a profession successful boxing.

The 24-year-old is listed at 6-4 successful his amateur profession by BoxRec after that profession began successful 2022, and he's presently eyeing his master debut. Jimuel Pacquiao is listed successful nan ace ray weight division.

Here's a look astatine nan younger Pacquiao training earlier successful 2025:

Like Father Like boy ✅ So awesome to spot Jimuel Pacquiao training broadside by broadside his dada 8 section world champ Manny successful LA arsenic MP prepares for Fight vs Barrios. Jimuel has been successful LA since 2021 training 👊🙏💪🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/QCCGccogzI

Jimuel Pacquiao has complete 282,000 followers on Instagram and has often shared glimpses of his ain boxing journey.

Manny Pacquaio family tree

Here's a afloat breakdown of Manny Pacquiao's family.

Manny Pacquiao wife: Jinkee Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao has been joined to his wife, Jinkee, since 1999. She had a little governmental career, serving arsenic vice politician of Sarangani, Mindanao, Philippines from 2013 to 2016. When she first met Manny, Jinkee was a shop assistant.

Manny Pacquiao's sons: Emmanuel Jr., Michael, Israel

Pacquiao has 3 sons. His oldest, Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr. aliases amended known arsenic Jimuel, is pursuing a master boxing career, which was primitively group to statesman connected Saturday connected nan undercard of his father's fight.

His mediate son, Michael, is simply a rapper. He was nominated by a Filipino power station for Breakthrough Artist of nan Year successful 2020.

Pacquiao's youngest son, Israel, was calved successful 2014. 

Manny Pacquiao daughters: Mary Divine Grace (Princess), Queen Elizabeth (Queenie)

Pacquiao's oldest daughter, whose afloat sanction is Mary Divine Grace Pacquiao, is amended known arsenic Princess. She's been attending Royal Holloway, a assemblage successful England, since 2024 and has complete 140,000 followers connected Instagram.

His youngest daughter, whose afloat sanction is Queen Elizabeth Pacquiao, is amended known arsenic Queenie. She was calved successful 2008.