Manny Pacquiao to Rematch Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Sept. 19 at the Sphere

manny pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced this week they will fight again on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, a bout that will be broadcast on Netflix and has already drawn early betting favor toward Mayweather.

Mayweather opens as favorite in early betting

Mayweather, listed at 50-0 in his boxing career, opened as the -175 favorite at BetMGM sportsbooks, with Pacquiao the underdog at +125. The line moved over the following days: Mayweather was up to a -190 favorite — an implied probability of 65. 5% — while Pacquiao sat at +140, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Manny Pacquiao returns to a familiar stage

The two former rivals last met in 2015, when Mayweather emerged victorious an easy unanimous decision. That first fight drew a record 4. 6 million pay-per-view buys, even as many viewers found the fight disappointing from an entertainment perspective. The rematch will take place at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 19 and will be carried on Netflix.

Both fighters have recent retirements and comebacks

Pacquiao retired in 2021 before coming out of retirement to post a draw against Mario Barrios last July. Mayweather retired in 2015 after a win against Andre Berto, then came out of retirement in August 2017 to fight Conor McGregor. Mayweather is currently 49 years old, while Pacquiao is 47.

Exhibition fights scheduled this spring

Both fighters are scheduled for exhibition matches earlier in the year: Pacquiao is set to face Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18, while Mayweather appears to be heading toward an April 25 fight against Mike Tyson. Those exhibitions precede the rematch at the Sphere on Sept. 19.

Boxing’s biggest pay-per-view still looms over the rematch

The 2015 Mayweather-Pacquiao fight set a staggering pay-per-view record with 4. 6 million buys, a commercial benchmark that frames expectations for the rematch on Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The commercial scale of that event remains a concrete reference point for promoters and sportsbooks as early betting moves toward Mayweather.

Next on the calendar: Pacquiao will face Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18, Mayweather appears headed for a bout with Mike Tyson on April 25, and the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled for Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, to be broadcast on Netflix.