Overview
- Pacquiao says the signed deal is for a real, sanctioned fight and he will not take part in an exhibition.
- Pacquiao Promotions chief Jas Mathur set a Thursday deadline for Mayweather to give written assurance he will proceed under professional rules or face possible legal and financial action.
- Mathur says Mayweather signed three professional-return agreements dated October 24, November 6, and December 14, received payments for each, and took an advance on his Pacquiao purse.
- Mayweather told fans last week the event was an exhibition and said the venue was not fixed, contradicting Netflix’s February announcement of a September 19 fight at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
- The bout remains on Netflix’s schedule while the sides argue over format, which matters because only a regulated pro fight would count on their records and align with the event’s business terms.