Mayweather says rematch with Pacquiao is exhibition, venue still to be decided

Floyd Mayweather’s scheduled rematch with Manny Pacquiao will be an exhibition fight, with the ​venue for the bout yet to be ‌nailed down, the former multi-weight world champion said on Saturday. Mayweather, 49, and Pacquiao, 47 had announced last month ​that they would meet at the Sphere ​in Las Vegas in September, with the bout ⁠streaming globally on Netflix. However, Mayweather told Vegas ​Sports Today: “As of right now, we don’t know ​exactly where the fight is going to be at. “The Sphere is one of the places that they talked ​about. So, we don’t know if it’s 100% ​going to be there. “And this is not actually a fight, ‌it’s ⁠an exhibition… “It’s an exhibition, so we’re both winners. I mean, we just want to go out there and entertain the people and put ​on a ​good show.” Netflix ⁠did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Mayweather also announced last ​month that he would return from ​retirement, ⁠with his last professional bout coming in 2017 against mixed martial artist Conor McGregor. The American holds ⁠a perfect ​50-0 record with 27 ​knockouts and defeated former eight-division world champion Pacquiao in 2015.

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