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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao person agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout.
Their 2nd combat volition beryllium held Sept 19 successful Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday (February 23, 2026). The fight, which volition beryllium streamed connected Netflix, volition beryllium the archetypal boxing lucifer to beryllium held astatine Sphere, the immersive lawsuit venue eastbound of the Strip.
Mayweather, who turns 49 years aged connected Tuesday, announced his volition past week to extremity his nine-year status from competitory boxing. The 47-year-old Pacquiao ended his ain status past year, and helium is scheduled to conscionable Ruslan Provodnikov connected April 18 successful the 2nd bout of his comeback.
The 2 astir salient boxers of their procreation volition conscionable again 11 years aft Mayweather bushed Pacquiao by determination successful a combat that didn't unrecorded up to the decennary of hype preceding it. The bout's promoters claimed it was inactive the astir profitable combat successful history, mounting pay-per-view records and attracting worldwide attention.
“I already fought and bushed Manny once,” Mayweather said successful a statement. "This clip volition beryllium the aforesaid result.”
Pacquiao aboriginal revealed helium fought with a enarthrosis wounded due to the fact that helium didn't privation to postpone specified an important event. He was incapable to use his accustomed violative unit to Mayweather, who employed his accustomed defence-first strategy portion easing to victory.
“The fans person waited agelong capable — they merit this rematch,” Pacquiao said. “I privation Floyd to unrecorded with the 1 nonaccomplishment connected his nonrecreational grounds and ever retrieve who gave it to him.”
The fighters' archetypal gathering happened much than a half-decade aft fans archetypal began to clamour for an evident matchup betwixt 2 similarly-sized greats. Both sides blamed the different for the hold astatine times, but Mayweather ever asserted helium would combat whoever helium wanted, whenever helium wanted — starring galore fans to consciousness Mayweather waited to judge the bout until helium felt property had taken a spot of sting retired of Pacquiao's famously vicious punches.
Both fighters are present overmuch much than a decennary removed from their primes, but Mayweather and Pacquiao stay 2 of the biggest names successful boxing.
After Mayweather bushed Conor McGregor successful 2017 and retired with a 50-0 record, helium spent overmuch of his 40s competing successful lucrative boxing “exhibitions” against YouTubers and fringe competitors portion mostly maintaining his lavish manner extracurricular the ring. He is presently successful ineligible disputes with aggregate alleged creditors implicit issues ranging from unpaid rent connected a Manhattan flat to outstanding jewelry bills.
Pacquiao ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of his autochthonal Philippines and past mislaid successful the Philippine Senate predetermination past May. He returned to the ringing 2 months aft that setback, warring WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a bulk gully portion trying to go the oldest welterweight champion.
The rematch is the latest bout to onshore connected Netflix arsenic the level continues to scoop up apical fights for its unrecorded sports programming. The streamer showcased Terence Crawford's triumph implicit Canelo Álvarez past year, and it volition amusement heavyweight champ Tyson Fury's comeback bout successful April.
