What to know about Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao rematch

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are set to meet again more than 11 years after their first showdown in May 2015. The rematch is scheduled for Sept. 19 at Sphere in Las Vegas and will be streamed on Netflix.

It will mark Mayweather’s first professional bout since he stopped former UFC champion Conor McGregor in August 2017. Pacquiao, meanwhile, has remained far more active. Since the first meeting with Mayweather, he has fought eight times, compiling a 5-2-1 record.

Mayweather, who turned 49 today, announced last September that he would face former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 59, in an exhibition bout scheduled for the Spring 2026. Pacquiao, 47, retired after a decision loss to Yordenis Ugas in August 2021 but returned last July to challenge then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios, fighting to a majority draw. He also has an exhibition scheduled, a bout against former welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 in Las Vegas.

Both Mayweather and Pacquiao are well past their prime, yet the rematch could prove more entertaining than their first encounter. After dropping a unanimous decision in 2015, Pacquiao revealed he had suffered a shoulder injury during training camp that hampered his performance.

“The main thing that people want to know is this is not an exhibition, this is a real fight,” Manny Pacquiao Promotions’ president Sean Gibbons told ESPN on…