The professional boxing world received some massive news on Monday.
On Friday, Floyd Mayweather announced his plans to unretire and resume his professional boxing career after an exhibition fight against Mike Tyson this spring. Now, we know he'll be facing a familiar foe in his return.
Mayweather is set to square off with Manny Pacquiao once again, with the two agreeing to a fight at The Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 13. The fight will be streamed on Netflix.
It will be a battle between two former superstars who are well past their primes. Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, last fought professionally in 2017, when he defeated MMA star Conor McGregor via TKO to move his all-time professional record to 50-0.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, is 47 and last entered the ring professionally in July 2025, when he fought to a draw with Mario Barrios with a WBC welterweight title on the line. Pacquiao is also set to fight an exhibition matchup against former light welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodniko in April, which will also be held in Las Vegas.
The two have met only once in the ring, with Mayweather winning by unanimous decision in what was dubbed "The Fight of the Century" in 2015.
Both boxers released statements through Netflix about the upcoming battle.
"I already fought and beat Manny once," Mayweather declared in a statement released through Netflix. "This time will be the same result.”
“Floyd and I gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history," Pacquiao added in his own statement. "The fans have waited long enough – they deserve this rematch, and it will be even bigger now that it will be streamed live globally on Netflix. I want Floyd to live with the one loss on his professional record and always remember who gave it to him. As always, I dedicate this fight to my fellow Filipinos around the world and to bringing glory to the Philippines."
Though both boxers are pushing 50 and haven't been at the top of the sport in quite some time, the rematch is sure to draw quite a bit of attention as Mayweather puts his undefeated career record to the test in a rematch that's been more than a decade in the making.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: Everything we know so far