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<\/p>\nFloyd Mayweather Jr. will return from retirement for one more professional fight with former rival Manny Pacquiao at the Sphere in Las Vegas this September.<\/p>\n
Eleven years on from the pair\u2019s first encounter, \u2018Money\u2019 and \u2018Pac-Man\u2019 – two of the most decorated fighters of all time – will roll it back once again.<\/p>\n
Considered the greatest pound-for-pound boxers of their generation, the duo\u2019s original clash saw Mayweather Jr. score a wide unanimous decision.<\/p>\n
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Now, across town from the MGM Grand Garden Arena where they originally fought, the American will meet the Filipino at Sin City\u2019s newest venue.<\/p>\n
Mayweather Jr., 48, last fought professionally in August 2017, when he stopped MMA convert Conor McGregor in a lopsided tenth-round TKO triumph.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao however was active as recently as last summer, when he was held to a close draw by then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.<\/p>\n
At the peak of their powers, both men drew vast crowds to see them conquer multiple divisions, turning Las Vegas into their own glittering fortresses.<\/p>\n
This latest encounter comes with both men comfortably into middle age however, and will raise plenty of questions over the stakes for each involved.<\/p>\n
Floyd Mayweather Jr. defends against Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by JOHN GURZINSKI \/ AFPSource: AFP<\/p>\n
Death, taxes and the insatiable desire to win big in Las Vegas loom large in life – and now, two of the city\u2019s most storied sons will return to the Strip.<\/p>\n
Never mind that both men are pushing on, long past the peak of their powers. Few names in American boxing have ever matched up to these two.<\/p>\n
In a sport so often chasing the next big thing, here is an old-school matchup built on adrenalised nostalgia – a proper Sin City throwback to savour. <\/p>\n
Love it or loathe it, Mayweather Jr.-Pacquiao II jumps straight to the summit for the year\u2019s biggest fights. Come September, all bets will be off here.<\/p>\n