Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face one another on 19 September in Las Vegas in a rematch of one of many largest fights in boxing historical past.
Their first battle, in 2015, was usually seen as a tame affair with each fighters previous their peaks. September’s bout, which shall be streamed stay on Netflix, is prone to be of a fair decrease high quality. Mayweather and Pacquiao shall be 49 and 47 respectively once they battle. Mayweather’s final skilled battle, which preserved his unbeaten report, got here in 2017, though that was a glorified exhibition in opposition to UFC star Conor McGregor. Pacquiao fought for the WBC welterweight championship final yr, however is way from the drive he was in his prime.
However, each fighters constructed up the rivalry on Monday.
“Floyd and I gave the world what stays the most important battle in boxing historical past,” stated Pacquiao. “The followers have waited lengthy sufficient – they deserve this rematch, and it is going to be even larger now that it is going to be streamed stay globally on Netflix. I would like Floyd to stay with the one loss on his skilled report and at all times keep in mind who gave it to him. As at all times, I dedicate this battle to my fellow Filipinos around the globe and to bringing glory to the Philippines.”
Mayweather, who received their battle in 2015 on factors, was extra direct. “I already fought and beat Manny as soon as. This time would be the similar outcome,” he stated.
Regardless of the high quality of the battle, it can earn the pair tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. Pacquiao is a nationwide hero within the Philippines whereas Mayweather solid a profitable profession from his boxing excellence and his willingness to play the villain.
Netflix has put vital assets into stay sports activities in recent times. Its broadcast of Jake Paul v Mike Tyson in 2024 attracted 108 million stay international viewers, making it the most-streamed sporting occasion in historical past. It has additionally proven NFL video games on Christmas Day and supplied stay protection of climber Alex Honnold scaling a Taipei skyscraper final month.
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