Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to face each other 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 on 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’. “I already fought and beat Manny once. This time will be the same result,” said Mayweather. Mayweather beat fellow welterweight Pacquiao in their money-spinning 2015 “Fight of the Century,” which generated a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys but largely failed to live up to the hype. Mayweather is believed to have earned an estimated $300 million from the unanimous points victory over the Filipino icon, which remains the most lucrative fight in history and generated more than $600 million in revenue. Former multi-weight world champion Mayweather retired from boxing in 2017, unbeaten in 50 bouts, though he has continued to fight in exhibitions since, including an upcoming clash this spring with Mike Tyson. Pacquiao, also a multiple world champion, retired for a four-year period from 2021, in which he unsuccessfully ran for the Philippine presidency. He came out of retirement last year, held to a draw by Mario Barrios in Las Vegas. The post Boxers, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set for professional rematch in Las Vegas in September appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
