Floyd Mayweather says rematch with Manny Pacquiao is happening this year — theguardian.com

Floyd Mayweather Jr says a rematch with Manny Pacquiao will take place this year. The five-division champion revealed the plan in an Instagram post on Saturday, saying: “I’m coming back to fight Manny Pacquiao this year another 9 figure pay day on the way.” Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) earned a unanimous-decision win over Pacquiao when they first met in May 2015. He earned a guaranteed purse of $100m for the fight but was reported to have brought home at least twice that amount.

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