{"id":295752,"date":"2023-11-01T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=295752"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:26:04","slug":"pacquiao-reveals-he-is-in-talks-with-mayweather-to-stage-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/pacquiao-reveals-he-is-in-talks-with-mayweather-to-stage-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacquiao reveals he is in talks with Mayweather to stage rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Manny Pacquiao reveals he is in talks with old foe Floyd Mayweather to stage sensational December rematch in Japan &#8211; eight years after their first showdown &#8211; and claims the bout could be a professional fight<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manny Pacquiao has revealed he could face Floyd Mayweather in December\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It has been eight years since the &#8216;Fight of the Century&#8217; between the pair in 2015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to Mail Sport&#8217;s new boxing podcast THE HOOK &#8211; with exclusive interviews\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao has revealed he is in talks to stage an incredible rematch against his old rival Floyd Mayweather this December in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The two iconic boxers last fought in 2015 &#8211; with Mayweather winning via a unanimous decision against the injured Filipino fighter &#8211; in a showdown that was dubbed &#8216;fight of the century&#8217; but ultimately disappointed inside the ring.<\/p>\n<p>It pitted the two superstar welterweight fighters against each other after years of speculation that the pair could face each other &#8211; with the fight generating around 4.6million pay-per-view buys to become the most watched bout ever.<\/p>\n<p>Now Pacquiao has claimed the pair are in talks to square off once more &#8211; despite both men retiring long ago &#8211; and said it could happen as soon as December.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m still active, I&#8217;m an active guy, I&#8217;m actively training. I have an exhibition match this coming December,&#8217; he said, as reported by the Sun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77277371-12698469-image-a-1_1698854690226.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manny Pacquiao (R) has revealed he is in talks to stage a rematch against Floyd Mayweather (L)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77278075-12698469-image-m-23_1698855896507.jpg\" height=\"539\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77278135-12698469-image-a-24_1698855903870.jpg\" height=\"539\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Mayweather and Pacquiao have both retired but have taken to lucrative exhibition bouts<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In Japan. We&#8217;re working on it, the opponent. We&#8217;re working with Mayweather. Yes [a Mayweather fight].&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Mayweather&#8217;s unscathed 50-0 record could be on the line should they agree a fight in Japan, he replied: &#8216;I don&#8217;t know, [it could be pro] if he wants. We&#8217;re still working on it.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mayweather retired in 2017 after beating UFC star Conor McGregor in one of the first major crossover bouts &#8211; but has since fought a number of MMA fighters and influencers in lucrative events since hanging up his gloves.<\/p>\n<p>He has already fought in Japan twice &#8211; comfortably stopping Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018 before KOing MMA artist Mikuru Asakura in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His other exhibition bouts have seen him face YouTuber Logan Paul, former boxer Don Moore and ex-Geordie Shore TV star Aaron Chalmers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77098161-12698469-Manny_Pacquiao_has_confirmed_he_is_working_on_a_potential_fight_-a-25_1698856751521.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao claimed the Mayweather rematch could happen as soon as December in Japan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77279495-12698469-image-a-28_1698856857683.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mayweather has been enjoying a succession of exhibition bouts against influencers<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao, meanwhile, has ventured into the exhibition world for one fight &#8211; against YouTuber DK Yoo in South Korea last December.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes at a time when Pacquiao has been linked to a number of lucrative bouts &#8211; with Amir Khan claiming he was in talks to face the veteran.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively to Mail Sport, Khan said: &#8216;You\u2019ve been hearing rumours Manny Pacquiao is in town. We are in talks. We\u2019ve spoken a few times and that fight could happen.\u00a0There\u2019s a lot of interest in that fight between Manny Pacquiao and myself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Manny is in town so this is where me and him will have a sit down. If it happens (the fight) here or somewhere else it would be great.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If I fight Manny Pacquiao I think it will be a brilliant fight. I\u2019ve always looked up to him and we know each other quite well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77098213-12698469-Khan_right_previously_revealed_to_Mail_Sport_that_the_pair_could-a-26_1698856797996.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Amir Khan has been among the names to have talked about a fight against Pacquiao recently\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao later confirmed he was indeed in negotiations with Khan &#8211; before Irish UFC fighter McGregor said he himself had discussions to fight the 44-year-old in Saudi Arabia just days later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;One of us in the MMA sphere is going to have to put a dint in the boxing run,&#8217; he said. &#8216;We\u2019re going to have to get in, switch the roles and get a win. And now it\u2019s MMA time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019I feel like I\u2019m the person that can do that. His excellency (Mohammad bin Salman) set myself and Manny Pacquiao together. There was a discussion, it was close for us to fight in Saudi Arabia about two or three years ago now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I&#8217;m sure we\u2019ll pick where we left off. MMA is what I have lined up right now so that\u2019s where I\u2019m at. Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom and UFC have a deal so it\u2019s growing. I\u2019m up for anything.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12698469\/Manny-Pacquiao-reveals-talks-old-foe-Floyd-Mayweather-stage-sensational-December-rematch-Japan-eight-years-showdown-claims-bout-professional-fight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manny Pacquiao reveals he is in talks with old foe Floyd Mayweather to stage sensational December rematch in Japan &#8211; eight years after their first showdown &#8211; and claims the bout could be a professional fight Manny Pacquiao has revealed he could face Floyd Mayweather in December\u00a0\u00a0 It has been eight years since the &#8216;Fight&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pacquiao reveals he is in talks with Mayweather to stage rematch - Tell My Sport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/pacquiao-reveals-he-is-in-talks-with-mayweather-to-stage-rematch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pacquiao reveals he is in talks with Mayweather to stage rematch - Tell My Sport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Manny Pacquiao reveals he is in talks with old foe Floyd Mayweather to stage sensational December rematch in Japan &#8211; 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