Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to renew their rivalry in a stunning rematch in Las Vegas this September.
Mayweather, 48, will officially come out of retirement to face Pacquiao at the Sphere on Saturday, September 19, 11 years on since the legendary boxing duo’s eagerly-awaited first fight.
Pacquiao, 47, came out of retirement in July 19, 2025 when he fought Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship, the fight ending in a majority draw as the latter retained his belt.
Mayweather was victorious via unanimous decision when the pair fought on May 2, 2015 in what was billed as the ‘Fight of the Century’.
It marks the second instalment of a generational rivalry the boxing world had perhaps hoped would come to fruition earlier than it finally did a decade ago.
The collision of the two icons would eventually see Mayweather extend his perfect professional record to 48 consecutive wins, which became 50-0 following victories over Andre Berto in September 2015 and the UFC’s Conor McGregor in August 2017 before announcing his retirement.
Nonetheless, it would become the richest fight the sport has witnessed by setting records for gate (£53.1m) and pay-per-view sales (4.6m), and and will once more draw the eyes of the world.
Mayweather announced plans to come out of retirement last week as he set his sights on an initial exhibition fight with Mike Tyson in April. It represents his fourth return from retirement having previously called time on his career in 2007, 2015 and 2017.
SOURCE: SKY SPORTS
