Though Barrios said he would “love” to fight Pacquiao again, the Filipino’s next opponent is unclear.
Sean Gibbons, Pacquiao’s manager, told reporters after the fight that the 46-year-old “deserved” to fight a bigger name than Barrios in his next bout.
“He’s a nice guy [Barrios] and I like the kid, but Manny deserves a bigger name,” said Gibbons.
“There are fighters like Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and [Rolando] ‘Rolly’ Romero out there.”
Romero, the WBA regular welterweight champion, is yet to finalise his next opponent after beating Ryan Garcia in May, while Davis fights in the lightweight division.
But Pacquiao, who wants to fight again before the end of the year, is not ruling out a rematch against former rival Floyd Mayweather.
“If Mayweather comes out of retirement and signs the contract, we’ll fight,” Pacquiao said.
“Let’s fight again if he wants. I’m active now.”
The Filipino accused Mayweather of “ducking” the fight earlier this week, suggesting the American only wanted an exhibition bout.
Should the pair fight again, it would be a repeat of the 2015 clash that saw Mayweather win via unanimous decision to unify the WBC, WBA and WBO welterweight titles.
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