Manny Pacquiao Rematch Nears Finish Line as Mayweather Targets 48 Hours

Floyd Mayweather said he is almost at the finish line on a manny pacquiao rematch and expects the deal to be done within the next 48 hours. He made the comments on June 27 while promoting his exhibition fight against Mike Zambidis.

Mayweather said there are still outstanding issues in the deal, even after Netflix had reportedly announced the rematch was on. He also said the Pacquiao bout would be an exhibition rather than an actual fight, putting the terms of the matchup at the center of the hold-up.

Mayweather on June 27

“Well, at this particular time I know everybody is going to ask questions about the Pacquiao fight” Mayweather said at the press conference. He then laid out the timeline in more direct terms: “Like I said, the sport of boxing has truly changed. We have a lot of new companies, lot of new faces, and Netflix, I truly believe we’ll get this done. We’re almost at the finish line to finish the Pacquiao fight, but a lot of things have changed in the sport of boxing and eventually I think within the next 48 hours the Pacquiao fight should be done.”

Pacquiao contract terms

Pacquiao has said the contracts both he and Mayweather signed were for a professional boxing match. That clashes with Mayweather’s description of the bout as an exhibition, and it leaves the fight’s format as the biggest unresolved issue in the process.

The two first met in 2015, when their showdown became the highest grossing boxing event of all time. That meeting is the reason a second fight still draws attention, even now that both men are over a decade older than they were then.

2015 fight stakes

The commercial history behind the rivalry is what makes the 48-hour timetable matter. A deal here is not just another booking; it is a rematch tied to one of boxing’s biggest financial events, and Mayweather’s latest comments suggest the dispute is down to final details rather than a fresh start.

For Pacquiao, the immediate question is whether the paperwork ends with the same kind of fight he said he signed for. For Mayweather, the clock he set is short: if his timeline holds, the remaining issues should be settled almost immediately.