Report: Floyd Mayweather took ‘cash advance payment’ ahead of Manny Pacquiao rematch, potentially ‘breached multiple contracts’ for Netflix ‘exhibition’
Deja vu… or deja disaster? A long-awaited rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is once again surrounded by controversy. The bout is currently scheduled for Sat.
, Sept. 19, 2026, and was expected to take place inside the expensive Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming exclusively on Netflix. But according to recent reports […]
Floyd Mayweather speaks to media on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the MCM retail store inside the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. (Mick Akers/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Deja vu… or deja disaster? A long-awaited rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is once again surrounded by controversy.
The bout is currently scheduled for Sat. , Sept. 19, 2026, and was expected to take place inside the expensive Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, streaming exclusively on Netflix.
But according to recent reports — and comments from Pacquiao’s team — things behind the scenes have gotten messy. Given how notoriously difficult it was to make their first fight — which took years of failed negotiations , public back-and-forth, and constant roadblocks before finally coming together in 2015 — any kind of rematch was always going to come with a level of caution. Now, with conflicting statements and potential contract issues already surfacing, it feels like history may be repeating itself.