Overview
- At a Caesars Palace meet-and-greet on Saturday, Floyd Mayweather said his Sept. 19 meeting with Manny Pacquiao will be an exhibition and added that the Las Vegas Sphere is not confirmed.
- Mayweather’s comments contradict Netflix’s Feb. 23 announcement that billed a sanctioned rematch at the Sphere and run counter to his own February release about resuming professional boxing under a multi‑fight deal with CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS.
- Pacquiao’s team has told ESPN he will only face Mayweather in a sanctioned professional fight, leaving the event’s format and site unresolved.
- Netflix did not respond to requests for comment, and key logistics remain unclear, with reporting also noting uncertain details around Mayweather’s other planned exhibitions with Mike Tyson and kickboxer Mike Zambidis.
- Mayweather retired from sanctioned boxing in 2017 at 50-0 and has since fought exhibitions, a shift that some commentators say could help preserve his unbeaten record after the pair’s lucrative first bout in 2015.