Rematch of 2015 bout to be streamed on Netflix and will be the first boxing event to be held at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
Published On 24 Feb 2026
Boxing icons Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off in a professional rematch in Las Vegas on September 19, with the bout streaming globally on Netflix, the fighters and promoters have announced.
The rematch will be the first boxing event to be held at Sphere, the immersive event venue east of the Las Vegas Strip.
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Mayweather, who will turn 49 on Tuesday, announced his intention last week to end his nine-year retirement from competitive boxing. The 47-year-old Pacquiao ended his four-year retirement last year, and he is scheduled to meet Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 in the second bout of his comeback.
Mayweather and Pacquiao did not announce a weight class or length for their second bout.
The two most prominent boxers of their generation will meet again, 11 years after Mayweather beat Pacquiao by decision in a fight that did not live up to the decade of hype preceding it. The bout’s promoters claimed it was still the most profitable fight in history, setting pay-per-view records and drawing worldwide attention.
“I already fought and beat Manny once,” Mayweather said in a statement. “This time will be the same result.”
Pacquiao later revealed he fought with a shoulder injury because he did not want to postpone such an important event.
He was unable to apply his usual offensive pressure to Mayweather, who employed his typical defence-first strategy while easing to victory.
Pacquiao, whose record stands at 62-8-3 with 39 knockouts, expressed confidence he would hand Mayweather his first professional loss.
“The fans have waited long enough – they deserve this rematch,” Pacquiao said.
“I want Floyd to live with the one loss on his professional record and always remember who gave it to him.”
The fighters’ first meeting happened more than half a decade after fans first began to clamour for an obvious matchup between two similarly sized greats.
Both sides blamed the other for the delay at times, but Mayweather always asserted he would fight whoever he wanted, whenever he wanted – leading many fans to believe he had waited to accept the bout until he felt age had taken a bit of sting out of Pacquiao’s famously vicious punches.
Although both fighters are now much more than a decade removed from their primes, Mayweather and Pacquiao remain two of the biggest names in boxing.
After Mayweather beat Conor McGregor in 2017 and retired with a 50-0 record, he spent much of his 40s competing in lucrative boxing “exhibitions” against YouTubers and fringe competitors while largely maintaining his lavish lifestyle outside the ring.
He is currently in legal disputes with multiple alleged creditors over issues ranging from unpaid rent on a Manhattan apartment to outstanding jewellery bills.
Mayweather has announced another exhibition against 59-year-old Mike Tyson this spring, although the bout still does not have a location or date.
Pacquiao ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of his native Philippines and then lost in the Philippine Senate election last May.
He returned to the ring two months after that political setback, fighting World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw while trying to become the oldest 147-pound champion.
The rematch is the latest bout to land on Netflix as the platform continues to scoop up top fights for its live sports programming. The streamer showcased Terence Crawford’s victory over Canelo Alvarez last year, and it will present heavyweight champ Tyson Fury’s comeback bout in April.
The Sphere venue, which opened in 2023, hosted an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) show in 2024. UFC President Dana White said the promotion had to pay roughly $20m to produce that show – about 10 times more than a normal UFC pay-per-view event – because of the venue’s unusual capabilities and requirements.
