Overview
- Netflix will stream a 12-round professional rematch from the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 19, with Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 record officially at stake.
- Mayweather, 49, returns to sanctioned competition for the first time since 2017, while Manny Pacquiao, 47, has had one sanctioned bout since 2021 that ended in a draw with Mario Barrios.
- Manny Pacquiao filed a malicious-prosecution suit in Los Angeles this week, alleging Gabriel Rueda and several law firms fabricated claims against him, following a 2024 summary judgment that dismissed Rueda’s original case.
- Floyd Mayweather separately sued Showtime and former executive Stephen Espinoza for $340 million earlier this month, alleging misallocation of career earnings.
- Promoter Frank Warren called the matchup dangerous and said it should not be sanctioned, and Joe Rogan questioned the fighters’ motives, as Pacquiao pointed to his daily training and planned April 18 exhibition with Ruslan Provodnikov; a Mayweather–Mike Tyson exhibition remains without a confirmed date.