Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Agree September Rematch at Sphere in Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao, 47, and Floyd Mayweather, 48, have agreed to a professional rematch that will take place on Saturday, 19 September at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with the bout set to be shown live on a streaming service. The fight will also be the first professional boxing match staged at the Sphere, marking a high-profile return for both fighters.
Manny Pacquiao: recent ring activity, record and motivation
Pacquiao, winner of 12 world titles across eight weight classes, has 62 wins from his 73 bouts. He retired from the sport in 2021 to focus on his political career, then returned to the ring last July to fight WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios; Barrios retained his title after the bout ended in a draw. In October Pacquiao said the pair were close to agreeing a rematch but that reaching terms depended on he and Mayweather being able to understand each other. Pacquiao has also said that he and Mayweather previously gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history, that fans have waited long enough, and that the fans deserve this rematch; he expressed a desire for Floyd Mayweather to live with the one loss on his professional record and remember who gave it to him.
Floyd Mayweather's comeback, record and plans
Mayweather, listed as 48 in the announcement and noted to turn 49 on Tuesday, said he would come out of retirement for a fourth time last week. This will be his first professional fight since defeating mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor by 10th-round technical knockout in 2017. Mayweather's professional record stands at 50-0, with 27 wins by knockout. Since his 2017 retirement he has taken part in a string of exhibition bouts and is scheduled to face Mike Tyson this year. When announcing the end of his retirement on Saturday, Mayweather said that from his upcoming Tyson event through his next professional fight, no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience or generate more money with each event than his events. Mayweather has also stated he already fought and beat Pacquiao once and expects the same outcome this time.
Venue and broadcast: the Sphere in Las Vegas and streaming arrangements
The rematch will be staged at the Sphere in Las Vegas and will be the first professional boxing match held at that venue. The bout is scheduled for Saturday, 19 September and will be shown live on a streaming service. It is not yet known how many rounds the rematch will be contested over or at what weight class the fighters will meet; those logistical details remain unclear in the provided context.
Historical context: their 2015 meeting and stakes for a rematch
Mayweather and Pacquiao first met in 2015 in a fight billed as the 'Fight of the Century' that remains the richest in boxing history. In that encounter Mayweather emerged victorious, beating Pacquiao by a wide unanimous decision in Las Vegas. The agreed rematch in September therefore revisits a high-profile chapter in both fighters' careers and carries financial and legacy implications for each.
Related fighters and surrounding events
Mayweather is scheduled to face Mike Tyson this year; that Tyson bout will be Tyson's first fight since the former undisputed world heavyweight champion ended a 19-year retirement in November in a controversial defeat by Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. These adjacent matchups form part of a broader sequence of high-profile returns and exhibition activity that frame the Pacquiao–Mayweather rematch.
Details still outstanding in the provided context include the number of rounds and the weight class for the rematch. Other contractual and promotional specifics were not provided and may be announced as negotiations conclude.
