{"id":3693,"date":"2026-02-23T22:16:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:16:48","slug":"floyd-mayweather-and-manny-pacquiao-agree-rematch-fight-joe-co-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3693","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree rematch fight &#8211; JOE.co.uk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree rematch fight\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Website-Image-Full-Bleed-65.png?height=573&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>A date has been set. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Boxing stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have reached an agreement over a professional rematch, more than a decade on from their &#8220;Fight of the Century&#8221; bout in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>News of the match-up comes after Mayweather announced he would come out of retirement earlier this week, a fourth such decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>For Mayweather, now aged 48, the clash against Pacquiao will be his first return to a professional ring since beating MMA fighter Conor McGregor back in 2017. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Pacquiao, 47, has been in action as recently as last July, when he was defeated by Mario Barrios. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following the announcement of the fight, set to be streamed on Netflix, the duo revealed when the event would take place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><oc-connect-widget slot-id=\"97dDCX3NiPvxFMRHGvaDS\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This September 19th, the pair will face off at Sphere in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Pacquiao will be on the hunt for revenge from the pair&#8217;s 2015 clash, where his rival Mayweather emerged victorious, winning via a unanimous decision. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Manny Pacquiao gave the following comment after the announcement: &#8220;Floyd and I gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;The fans have waited long enough. They deserve this rematch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>&#8220;I want Floyd to live with the one loss on his professional record and always remember who gave it to him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Mayweather said: &#8220;I already fought and beat Manny once. This time will be the same result.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Floyd #Mayweather #Manny #Pacquiao #agree #rematch #fight #JOE.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A date has been set. Boxing stars Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have reached an agreement over a professional rematch, more than a decade on from their &#8220;Fight of the Century&#8221; bout in Las Vegas. 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