Netflix looking into possible Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch

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A Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao rematch - more than 10 years after the first meeting - is being explored to take place next year in another Netflix boxing event, sources tell The Ring.

When they fought in 2015, Mayweather outpointed Pacquiao in a fight five-plus years in the making. The event shattered revenue records, generating 4.6 million PPV buys, the most all time, along with a record gate of $72.2 million in Las Vegas. Overall, the event approached $600 million in revenue.

Now that Pacquiao has returned to boxing - and looked good in a draw with Mario Barrios in a July welterweight title fight - there’s renewed interest in the Filipino fighting Mayweather.

Pacquiao, 46, did enough to earn the nod, in the eyes of many, over Barrios. The former eight-division champion announced earlier this month that he would return in late January in Las Vegas.

It’s unclear at this time when Mayweather-Pacquiao would take place if finalized, and if Pacquiao would still fight in a different bout at the start of the year.

Mayweather, 48, hasn’t boxed since 2017 when he ran his record to 50-0 with a 10th-round TKO victory over UFC star Conor McGregor.

However, Mayweather has remained around boxing with a slew of exhibition events, including a 2021 meeting with Logan Paul.

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