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Mayweather defeated Pacquiao via unanimous decision in 2015. | Esther Lin/Showtime
More than a decade after their first fight, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are going to run it back.
Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 will take place on Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas and will stream on Netflix, the streaming platform announced on Monday. After years of circling each other for a blockbuster bout, Mayweather and Pacquaio initially squared of in 2015, with “Money” winning a clear-cut unanimous decision.
Mayweather, 48, hasn’t fought professionally since defeating former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor via 10th-round TKO in August 2017. However, the former champion has competed in a number of exhibitions, facing the likes of Tenshin Nasukawa, Logan Paul, Mikuru Asakura and John Gotti III, to name a few. Mayweather, who owns a 50-0 professional mark, is expected to face Mike Tyson in an exhibition bout this April in the Congo.
The 47-year-old Pacquiao is 62-8-3 as a professional. The Filipino standout fought more recently, battling Mario Barros to a majority draw this past July. “Pac Man” also has an exhibition bout scheduled before the Mayweather rematch, as he will face Ruslan Provodnikov in Las Vegas on April 18.
‘Full Circle Moment’
The Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch will be the second combat sports event to be held at the Sphere. The first was UFC 306, which was held in September 2024.
“Earlier in my career, I spent weeks in Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao’s training camps in Las Vegas and the Philippines,” Gabe Spitzer, vice president of sports at Netflix, said in a press release. “It was undeniable that they were the two hardest workers in boxing, and their wins and accolades were a product of that.
“Bringing this rematch to Netflix is a massive ‘full circle’ moment. We’re thrilled to combine their storied rivalry with the immersive technology of Sphere to deliver a landmark sporting event to our members worldwide.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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