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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to terms on an amended deal for an official professional fight.
Netflix will stream their rematch on a Friday night, September 25, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao Promotions CEO Jas Mathur told The Ring on Friday. The rematch was announced by Netflix in February to take place September 19 at Sphere in Las Vegas.
However, Mayweather claimed late in March that it was an exhibition, rather than a professional fight and said the venue was undecided. The Ring subsequently reviewed documents signed by Mayweather that state it’s a professional fight that will count on their records, not an exhibition, that would take place at Sphere.
But even with a signed contract, a fighter can’t be forced to stepped inside the ring. Mayweather therefore had some leverage as he renegotiated the deal for it to count on his pristine 50-0 record.
On the April 13 episode of “Inside The Ring,” the 47-year-old Pacquiao appeared on set and said, “I wouldn’t fight an exhibition. It’s either a real fight or nothing.”
Now, at 49 years old, Mayweather will risk his perfect record against his rival, Pacquiao, in a rematch 11 years after their fight that shattered revenue records that stand today.
Netflix has streamed boxing events on Fridays numerous times, including Jake Paul-Mike Tyson to Anthony Joshua-Paul and Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano 3.
“We never wanted this at The Sphere,” Mathur said. “It didn’t make economic sense for this event to be at The Sphere. Ultimately the parties putting the fight together were insistent. Floyd was able to get it out of The Sphere. Bottom line, we’re making more money.”
Mayweather held a news conference Thursday in Las Vegas to promote an exhibition with Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens. First, Mayweather must work out a plan with the IRS, which notified the legendary boxer of its intent to revoke his passport due to an unresolved debt worth more than $7.25 million, as The Ring reported last week.
Mike Coppinger is The Ring’s senior insider. He co-hosts Inside The Ring every Monday on DAZN at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Follow him on X/Instagram: @MikeCoppinger
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