Floyd Mayweather says rematch with Manny Pacquiao an exhibition, with venue still undecided
Boxer also says the September 19 bout may not be at the Sphere in Las Vegas: ‘we don’t know exactly where the fight is going to be at’
It turns out the Floyd Mayweather Jnr v Manny Pacquiao fight on September 19 in Las Vegas will not count after all.
And it might not even be at the Sphere, the immersive arena near the Strip that has attracted people from all over the world because of its massive high-resolution video backdrop.
“As of right now, we don’t know exactly where the fight is going to be at,” Mayweather said on Saturday in a video captured by Vegas Sports Today in an interview session with select media. “The Sphere is one of the places that they’ve talked about, so we don’t know if it’s 100 per cent going to be there.”
Wherever the location, this fight comes 11 years after their first meeting, which did not live up to the enormous hype between the two most notable boxers of that time. Both were past their prime when Mayweather beat Pacquiao by decision in what promoters said was the most profitable fight in history and set pay-per-view records.
“Floyd and I gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history. The fans have waited long enough – they deserve this rematch,” Pacquiao said in the statement.