Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao agree to rematch in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout.

Their second battle can be held Sept 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons introduced Monday (February 23, 2026). The battle, which can be streamed on Netflix, would be the first boxing match to be held at Sphere, the immersive occasion venue east of the Strip.

Mayweather, who turns 49 years previous on Tuesday, introduced his intention final week to finish his nine-year retirement from aggressive boxing. The 47-year-old Pacquiao ended his personal retirement final yr, and he’s scheduled to satisfy Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 within the second bout of his comeback.

The 2 most distinguished boxers of their technology will meet once more 11 years after Mayweather beat Pacquiao by determination in a battle that did not dwell as much as the last decade of hype previous it. The bout’s promoters claimed it was nonetheless essentially the most worthwhile battle in historical past, setting pay-per-view information and attracting worldwide consideration.

“I already fought and beat Manny as soon as,” Mayweather stated in a press release. “This time would be the identical consequence.”

Pacquiao later revealed he fought with a shoulder harm as a result of he did not need to postpone such an essential occasion. He was unable to use his traditional offensive strain to Mayweather, who employed his traditional defence-first technique whereas easing to victory.

“The followers have waited lengthy sufficient — they deserve this rematch,” Pacquiao stated. “I need Floyd to dwell with the one loss on his skilled file and all the time keep in mind who gave it to him.”

The fighters’ first assembly occurred greater than a half-decade after followers first started to clamour for an apparent matchup between two similarly-sized greats. Each side blamed the opposite for the delay at occasions, however Mayweather all the time asserted he would battle whoever he needed, each time he needed — main many followers to really feel Mayweather waited to just accept the bout till he felt age had taken a little bit of sting out of Pacquiao’s famously vicious punches.

Each fighters at the moment are rather more than a decade faraway from their primes, however Mayweather and Pacquiao stay two of the most important names in boxing.

After Mayweather beat Conor McGregor in 2017 and retired with a 50-0 file, he spent a lot of his 40s competing in profitable boxing “exhibitions” in opposition to YouTubers and fringe rivals whereas largely sustaining his lavish life-style exterior the ring. He’s at the moment in authorized disputes with a number of alleged collectors over points starting from unpaid lease on a Manhattan residence to excellent jewellery payments.

Pacquiao ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of his native Philippines after which misplaced within the Philippine Senate election final Might. He returned to the ring two months after that setback, combating WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw whereas attempting to turn into the oldest welterweight champion.

The rematch is the most recent bout to land on Netflix because the platform continues to scoop up prime fights for its dwell sports activities programming. The streamer showcased Terence Crawford’s victory over Canelo Álvarez final yr, and it’ll present heavyweight champ Tyson Fury’s comeback bout in April.