Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will conflict in an expert struggle in September, 11 years after their first showdown, which was the most-lucrative boxing match in historical past.
On 19 September, Mayweather and Pacquiao will sq. off at the Sphere in Las Vegas, the identical metropolis the place Mayweather outpointed his Filipino rival in 2015.
Their first struggle nonetheless holds the information for many pay-per-view gross sales (4.6m) and highest gate ($72.2m) in boxing historical past.
American Mayweather will flip 48 on Tuesday, whereas Pacquiao is 47 years old. Each man is predicted to compete in his personal exhibition match this spring, earlier than they share a hoop stay on Netflix.
Addressing the information in a press launch, “Money” Mayweather saved it quick and candy: “I already fought and beat Manny once. This time will be the same result.”
Meanwhile, “Pac Man” stated: “Floyd and I gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history. The fans have waited long enough – they deserve this rematch, and it will be even bigger now that it will be streamed live globally on Netflix.
“I want Floyd to live with the one loss on his professional record and always remember who gave it to him. As always, I dedicate this fight to my fellow Filipinos around the world and to bringing glory to the Philippines.”
As Pacquiao talked about, Mayweather has an unbeaten professional report of 50-0 (27 knockouts), with his final professional contest happening in 2018, when he beat UFC star Conor McGregor by way of TKO. Since then, he has competed in quite a few exhibition bouts.
Pacquiao’s professional report stands at 62-8-2 (39 KOs), and he stays the one eight-weight world champion in boxing historical past, whereas Mayweather is a former five-weight title holder.
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Pacquiao truly returned to professional boxing final summer time, combating then-champion Mario Barrios to a draw in their WBC welterweight title struggle. He beforehand contested an exhibition bout in 2024, and his earlier professional bout was a 2021 loss to Yordenis Ugas.
Pacquiao has additionally been closely concerned in politics in his residence nation, having served as a senator in the Philippines from 2016 till 2022 and having launched a failed presidential bid forward of the 2022 election.
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