Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather to Rematch on Sept. 19 at Sphere with Netflix Global Stream
manny pacquiao will face Floyd Mayweather in a professional rematch in Las Vegas on September 19, with the bout to stream globally on Netflix and to be staged as the first boxing event at the Sphere. The matchup revives a rivalry last settled in 2015 and lands as both fighters emerge from lengthy retirements, promising a high-profile event despite questions about their current forms.
Sphere in Las Vegas to Host First Boxing Event
The rematch will take place at Sphere, the immersive event venue located east of the Las Vegas Strip, marking the venue’s first-ever boxing event. Promoters have set the date for September 19. The choice of Sphere signals an ambition to stage the contest at an unconventional site built for large-scale spectacles, and the setting will accompany the global Netflix stream.
Netflix to Stream Globally after Building Live-Sports Portfolio
Netflix will stream the fight to a worldwide audience. The platform has invested heavily in live sports, most notably drawing 108 million live global viewers for the Jake Paul v Mike Tyson broadcast in 2024, which became the most-streamed sporting event in history. Netflix has also shown NFL games on Christmas Day and provided live coverage of Alex Honnold scaling a Taipei skyscraper last month, underscoring its recent expansion into live event programming.
Manny Pacquiao's Comeback, Record and April Tune-up
manny pacquiao, whose professional record stands at 62-8-3 with 39 knockouts, ended a four-year retirement last year and is scheduled to fight Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 in the second bout of his comeback. Pacquiao has publicly said he fought the 2015 encounter with a shoulder injury that limited his usual offensive pressure, and he has expressed confidence he will hand Mayweather his first professional loss. He framed the rematch as a long-awaited event for fans and dedicated it to his fellow Filipinos around the world, saying he fights to bring glory to the Philippines.
Floyd Mayweather's Return, Record and Other Engagements
Floyd Mayweather has announced his intention to return from retirement, ending a nine-year hiatus from competitive boxing. He will be 49 when the fight happens and declared last week he would end that retirement. Mayweather won the pair’s first meeting in 2015 by decision and preserved an unbeaten professional record through a 2017 victory over Conor McGregor, retiring with a 50-0 record at that time. In his 40s he staged multiple exhibition bouts against YouTubers and fringe competitors while maintaining what has been described as a lavish lifestyle outside the ring. He has also announced another exhibition against 59-year-old Mike Tyson this spring, though that bout currently has no location or date. Separately, Mayweather is involved in legal disputes with multiple alleged creditors, including claims tied to unpaid rent on a Manhattan apartment and outstanding jewellery bills.
2015 Fight’s Legacy and Financial Stakes
The rematch comes 11 years after the 2015 bout, which promoters say remains the most profitable fight in history, having set pay-per-view records. The original meeting failed to match decade-long hype for many observers, and commentary about the quality of a second fight has been muted: some expect September’s bout, with both fighters in their late 40s, to be of even lower quality. Nonetheless, the pairing is expected to generate tens of millions of dollars for the participants and to draw global attention—the fighters themselves built up the renewed rivalry in public statements on Monday, with Mayweather bluntly noting he beat Pacquiao once and expecting the same result.
What makes this notable is the intersection of spectacle—Netflix’s global push and Sphere’s immersive environment—and the enduring commercial appeal of two of boxing’s best-known names, even as both men are now well past their athletic primes.
