It’s been greater than a decade since Floyd Mathweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao fought in 2015 — with Mayweather rising victorious through simple unanimous choice — however the two former rivals announced back in late February they have been set to battle once more on Saturday, Sept. 19, on the Sphere in Las Vegas. The bout will likely be broadcast on Netflix.
The battle has reportedly been rescheduled to Sept. 25 at T-Mobile Arena in Vegas.
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Not surprisingly, Mayweather — 50-0 in his boxing profession — opened because the -175 favorite at sportsbooks, with Pacquiao the underdog at +125. Mayweather was as much as a -210 favorite (implied likelihood of 68%), as of Friday afternoon, with Pacquiao at +170.
Pacquiao retired in 2021 earlier than popping out of retirement to publish a draw towards Mario Barrios final July. Mayweather retired in 2015 after a win towards Andre Berto, earlier than popping out of retirement in August 2017 to battle Conor McGregor.
The first battle between Mayweather and Pacquiao set a report with a staggering 4.6 million pay-per-view buys, though the battle itself was disappointing from an leisure perspective.
Mayweather is at present 49 years outdated, whereas Pacquiao is 47.