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Manny Pacquiao sets Sept. 19 rematch vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - ESPN

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will meet again in a professional boxing rematch Sept. 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

The fight will be streamed globally on Netflix.

The announcement comes just days after Mayweather announced his intentions to come out of retirement following his 2026 exhibition against Mike Tyson and had signed a multifight partnership with CSI Sports/Fight Sports.

Pacquiao came out of retirement himself last July and battled then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw. He will also compete in an exhibition when he faces Ruslan Provodnikov on April 18 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

It is not yet known what weight class the fight will be contested at or over how many rounds.

The fight will be produced by EverWonder Studio, Hidden Empire and Limitless X Holdings. The event is being promoted by Manny Pacquiao Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in partnership with CSI Sports/Fight Sports.

On May 2, 2015, Mayweather beat Pacquiao by unanimous decision in a highly anticipated showdown that didn't manage to live up to the immense amount of hype surrounding it. It did, however, shatter several boxing records that still stand today, including PPV viewership in the United States, with 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and over $410 million in revenue. The fight also broke gate records with $72.2 million in ticket sales.

«I already fought and beat Manny once,» Mayweather said in a statement. «This time will be the same result.»

Mayweather, who turns 49 on Feb. 24, retired from boxing at the age of 40 after his August 2017 knockout of MMA star Conor McGregor, which ran his record to a perfect 50-0 with 27 wins by stoppage. He has since stayed active competing in exhibitions

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