Mayweather-Pacquiao II Set for September
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao officially agreed to a rematch scheduled for September at The Sphere in Las Vegas. The fight will be broadcast on Netflix, marking the first time a major boxing pay-per-view will stream on the platform. This marks their first bout since the 2015 welterweight title fight.
- Their first encounter in 2015, billed as the "Fight of the Century," was the most lucrative boxing match in history, generating over $600 million in total revenue. The fight shattered pay-per-view records with 4.6 million buys in the United States, bringing in over $400 million from PPV alone. - Floyd Mayweather Jr. won the first fight by a unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 116–112 and one scoring it 118–110. Following the bout, Manny Pacquiao revealed that he had fought with an undisclosed shoulder injury. - This rematch marks Mayweather's first professional fight in nine years, putting his perfect 50-0 record on the line. Pacquiao, who is 47, has been more recently active, with his last professional bout in July 2025 resulting in a draw against Mario Barrios. - The fight will be the first-ever boxing event held at The Sphere, a high-tech arena known for its immersive 16K resolution wraparound interior LED screen and advanced spatial audio system. The venue previously hosted a UFC event in September 2024. - Netflix's broadcast of the fight is part of its significant expansion into live sports. The platform recently signed a 10-year, $5 billion deal to stream WWE's "Raw" and has also broadcast NFL games and other boxing events, including Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. - At 49 years old, Mayweather is ending his retirement from professional boxing for this match. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in boxing history and became the oldest welterweight champion at age 40 in 2019.
