Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao rematch announced for Netflix in unique location
A rematch of the biggest combat sports live gate in history is now on the books for this year as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will fight one more time.
Announced Monday, the fight will take place on Saturday, September 19 from The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, airing live on Netflix. The UFC was the last and only combat sports group to run the unique arena with September 2024’s UFC Noche.
Their initial boxing clash took place on May 2, 2015, generating a combat sports record $72,198,500 off 16,219 tickets sold. The fight also generated a record 4.6 million PPV buys for roughly $410 million in revenue.
Mayweather won the fight via unanimous decision. A day short of 49, Mayweather hasn’t fought in a non-exhibition bout since defeating Conor McGregor in August 2017 to go 50-0 in another massive money generating fight. Since then, he’s competed in eight exhibitions.
The 47-year-old Pacquiao returned to the ring in July 2025 after a four year absence, going to a draw with Mario Barros. He’s fought just twice in the last six years.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.