The rematch between boxing greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has been postponed, the Filipino fighter’s camp says.<\/p>\n
Pacquiao, 47, and Mayweather, 49, had agreed a professional rematch<\/a> live on Netflix at Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday, 19 September.<\/p>\n Former world champion Mayweather announced he would come out of retirement for his first professional bout since beating mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in 2017.<\/p>\n Filipino Pacquiao, who hung up his gloves in 2021, came out of retirement last year to fight former WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios, who retained his title after a draw.<\/p>\n On Friday, the Pacquiao camp released a statement saying “a volatile mix of federal lawsuits, scheduling overbooks, and financial gridlock completely surrounding the Mayweather camp” had caused the postponement.<\/p>\n The statement added the earliest the rematch could take place would now be early 2027.<\/p>\n Events company CSI sued Mayweather last week to recover at least $4.65m (\u00a33.52m) of the money that they paid the American for exclusive rights to promote the Pacquiao rematch and an exhibition bout with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson<\/a> that failed to materialise.<\/p>\n “Should Mayweather and CSI settle their internal contract disputes out of court, promoters will immediately pivot to rescheduling a postponed exhibition between Mayweather and Mike Tyson, tentatively targeting 12 September,” the Pacquiao team statement said.<\/p>\n Mayweather, who has won all 50 of his professional fights, and Pacquiao, a winner of 12 world titles across eight weight classes, fought in 2015, in what was billed as the ‘Fight of the Century’ and remains the richest in boxing history.<\/p>\n The American emerged victorious, winning via a wide unanimous decision in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n