Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in long-awaited Las Vegas rematch in September
Bout announced days after Floyd Mayweather comes out of retirement and will be rematch of blockbuster 2015 clash
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a long-awaited rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing history this September at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
The bout between two of boxing’s biggest names – who famously fought a blockbuster clash in 2015 and are now both in their late forties – comes days after Mayweather announced he is coming out of retirement.
It will be broadcast live September 19 on Netflix, as the global streaming platform increasingly moves into live sports with glitzy one-off events.
“Floyd and I gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history. The fans have waited long enough – they deserve this rematch,” said Pacquiao, 47, in a joint statement.
Mayweather beat fellow welterweight Pacquiao in their money-spinning 2015 “Fight of the Century”, which generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys but largely failed to live up to the hype.
Mayweather is believed to have earned an estimated US$300 million from the unanimous points victory over the Filipino icon, which remains the most lucrative fight in history and generated more than US$600 million in revenue.