Legendary hall of famers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, both in their late 40s, have a agreed to finally fight again later this year in a rematch to be televised by Netflix of the Mayweather lackluster 12 round win in 2015.
It's really happening. In the aftermath of both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agreeing to continue fighting in separate exhibitions this year, they are now going to fight each other.
“Money” Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) and “Pac-Man” Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KOs), announced Monday afternoon they'll meet in a sanctioned bout that will take place on Saturday, September 19th at Sphere in Las Vegas. And, they also revealed the fight will stream live globally on Netflix to its 325+ million subscribers at no additional cost.
The rematch is a follow up to their 2015 “Fight of the Century,” showdown that came after years and years of the two of them not agreeing to meet while in their all-time primes. Pacquiao also came into the bout with a right shoulder injury and did very little over the 12 rounds against Mayweather, who consistently scored enough to win easily.
Despite the "dud' outcome, the biggest motivation for a rematch has always been generating a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys of fight one. The event also set a boxing record live gate of $72 million for Las Vegas, which is likely never to be topped.
Mayweather had announced that he was coming out of retirement through a multi-fight partnership with CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS. That announcement included that the former world champ at both 147 lb. and 154 lb. will look to meet former undisputed heavyweight champ Mike Tyson in an exhibition coming in either April or May and likely, in North Africa. The silliness of that fight is obvious with Tyson being an over 230 lb. heavyweight and nearing 60 years of age.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao announced last week that he's going to continue his career after being elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame last Summer and coming out of a four year retirement to fight a draw with WBC welterweight champ Mario Barrios. Pacquiao will fight an exhibition, as well, this Spring, when he meets former Russian world champ Ruslan Provodnikov, who's not had a boxing match in a decade.
Manny Pacquiao said in the Monday statement, “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."
Floyd Mayweather was more brief and only said: "I already fought and beat Manny once. This time will be the same result.”
This landmark night represents a major milestone for both the sport and the city of Las Vegas, as the first-ever professional boxing match to take place at Sphere. The release claiming that the production will utilize the venue’s advanced technologies to provide fans with an immersive experience unlike any other in boxing history.
The Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch marks the latest chapter in Netflix’s record-breaking expansion into live boxing. It follows the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson event, which drew 108 million live global viewers to become the most-streamed sporting event in history; The Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano III, which took place at Madison Square Garden and was the most-watched professional women's sporting event of 2025 in the US; and the Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford super middleweight title showdown, which garnered 41.4 million viewers as the century’s most-watched men's championship fight.
Netflix continues this momentum with the upcoming return of Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 – Netflix’s first-ever live event broadcast from the United Kingdom.