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Andreas Hell
multiple authors
A rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is apparently in the cards, according to Mayweather.
Mayweather to end his nearly decade-long retirement against Pacquiao September 19 at The Sphere In a rematch of their 2015 blockbuster fight. However, during a meet and greet at the MCM store inside Caesars Palace on Saturday, Mayweather cast some doubt on the pending fight and told Vegas Sports Today that it would actually be an exhibition and that it could not take place at The Sphere.
“Right now, we don’t know exactly where the fight is going to take place,” Mayweather said. “We don’t know the location of the fight. Gola is one of the places they talked about. So, we don’t know a hundred percent whether it’s going to happen there or not. And it’s not really a fight, it’s an exhibition.”
Mayweather’s comments contradict Netflix’s February announcement of a rematch, as well as a news release from Mayweather that said he would resume his boxing career and had signed a multifight partnership with CSI Sports/Fight Sports.
Pacquiao’s team previously told ESPN that he would only face Mayweather in a sanctioned pro fight. Pacquiao recently ended his retirement last summer, when he won a majority knockout over Mario Barrios.
Mayweather, 49, also told Vegas Sports today that he still plans to compete in an exhibition fight with Mike Tyson, which was announced last year but still has no official date or location. There is also no information on how the fight will be broadcast.
Adding to the confusion is that Mayweather has announced another exhibition with Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis for June in Athens, Greece, with no exact date, location or broadcast home attached.
Still, it seemed like he was a sure thing to come out of retirement for a rematch with Pacquiao. Now it seems that the future of Mayweather’s boxing career is as uncertain as ever.
“It’s an exhibition, so we’re both winners,” Mayweather said, doubting his rematch with Pacquiao is not a professional fight. “I mean, we just want to go out there and entertain people and put on a good show.”
