Boxing fans were buzzing when the announcement of the second Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao fight was announced. The highly anticipated rematch was slated for September 19 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. But since then, there has been a lot of confusion surrounding the bout.
According to ESPN, Mayweather said that it might not take place at The Sphere in Las Vegas and that it would be an exhibition.
“As of right now, we don’t know exactly where the fight is going to be,” Mayweather said. “We don’t know the location of the fight. The Sphere is one of the places that they talked about. So we don’t know if it’s a hundred percent going to be there. And this is not actually a fight. It’s an exhibition.”
Jas Mathur, CEO of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, dismissed Mayweather’s remarks.
“As of right now, the fight is still on. There is no termination of any sort, and he has signed for a professional fight,” Mathur said. “Floyd Mayweather is officially in breach of his contract. He’s been in a breach since the day he went out and said what he said on Saturday, and he’s officially in a breach as of yesterday.”
Mathur also said that Mayweather was in the loop about a recent site visit to The Sphere that “included 35-40 representatives of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, Mayweather Promotions, and Netflix.” Also, producers Hidden Empires, EverWonder Studios, and Limitless X Holdings were present.
Mathur went on to say that Mayweather has already received an advance on his fight purse.
“Floyd Mayweather signed not one, not two, but three different agreements on three different dates with two different parties that ultimately got intertwined in the month of January,” Mathur said. “And this is all related to his return to professional boxing. The first one was on October 24th. The second one was on November 6th. The third one was on December 14th. He received money for all three agreements when he signed them. Not only that, but he’s also taken out an advance on his purse for his fight against Pacquiao.”
Mayweather has an exhibition scheduled with former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on April 26 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, he takes on Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in June in Athens, Greece.
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