The rematch of the 2015 fight will air on Netflix and will be the first boxing event to take place at Sphere in Las Vegas.
Posted on February 24, 2026
Boxing icons Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a professional rematch in Las Vegas on September 19, and the fight will be streamed globally on Netflix, the fighters and promoters announced.
The rematch will be the first boxing event to take place at Sphere, the immersive event location east of the Strip.
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Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, announced last week his intention to end his nine-year retirement from competitive boxing. Pacquiao, 47, ended his four-year retirement last year and is scheduled to face Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 in the second fight of his comeback.
Mayweather and Pacquiao did not announce a weight class or height for their second fight.
The two greatest boxers of their generation will meet again 11 years after Mayweather defeated Pacquiao by decision in a fight that failed to live up to the decade of hype that preceded it. The fight’s promoters claimed it remained the most profitable fight in history, setting pay-per-view records and attracting worldwide attention.
“I already fought and beat Manny once,” Mayweather said in a statement. “This time it will be the same result.”
Pacquiao later revealed that he struggled with a shoulder injury because he didn’t want to postpone such an important event.
He was unable to apply his usual offensive pressure on Mayweather, who employed his typical defense-first strategy as he cruised to victory.
Pacquiao, whose record is 62-8-3 with 39 knockouts, expressed confidence that he would hand Mayweather his first professional loss.
“The fans have been waiting long enough; they deserve this rematch,” Pacquiao said.
“I want Floyd to live with the only defeat in his professional history and always remember who gave it to him.”
The first meeting between the fighters occurred more than half a decade after fans began clamoring for an obvious matchup between two similarly sized greats.
Both sides blamed the other for the delay at times, but Mayweather always claimed he would fight whoever he wanted, whenever he wanted, leading many fans to believe that he had waited to accept the fight until he felt that age had taken some of the sting out of Pacquiao’s famously ferocious punches.
Although both fighters are now more than a decade removed from their primes, Mayweather and Pacquiao remain two of the biggest names in boxing.
After Mayweather defeated 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.
She is currently in legal disputes with multiple alleged creditors over issues ranging from non-payment of rent on a Manhattan apartment to outstanding jewelry bills.
Mayweather has announced another exhibition against Mike Tyson, 59, this spring, although the fight has not yet taken place or a date.
Pacquiao ran unsuccessfully for president 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 WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw as he attempted to become the oldest champion at 147 pounds.
The rematch is the latest fight to come to Netflix as the platform continues to land major fights for its live sports programming. The streamer showed Terence Crawford’s victory over Canelo Alvarez last year and will feature heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s comeback fight in April.
The Sphere venue, which opened in 2023, hosted a UFC show in 2024. UFC president Dana White said the promotion had to pay approximately $20 million to produce that show, about 10 times more than a normal UFC pay-per-view event, due to the venue’s unusual capabilities and requirements.
