Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch called off amid ‘volatile’ situation
Manny Pacquiao is on the hunt for a new opponent in September after his scheduled rematch with Floyd Mayweather was postponed.
Mayweather, who retired at 50-0 in 2017, had been set to return to the ring in an exhibition bout against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in Athens this weekend, but that was also postponed after CSI Sports Events sought an injunction against it.
Mayweather and Pacquiao's rematch has been postponed indefinitely. sitecore\Anonymous
CSI, the company that Mayweather was contracted with for bouts against Mike Tyson and Pacquiao, filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract while filing an emergency injunction petition to stop the Zambidis fight completely.
Now, Mayweather’s legal troubles have nixed the much publicised rematch with the Filipino boxing legend, a clash that was set for Netflix.
Jas Mathur, CEO of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, told The Ring they’re now looking at other fighters.
“It’s actually being postponed from September. That’s obviously due to all the lawsuits and legal issues going on at the moment.
“CSI put it all out in the open 10 days ago. We’re looking at different options, we’re looking at different things.
“We want to be very careful. Of course we are under contract at this time, but yes, we are working on trying to get an alternate fight as well or something in place for Manny at this moment.
“But we want it to be the right opportunity with the right partners and also so he has enough time for his camp against Floyd.”
The Pacquiao camp released a statement saying the fight with Mayweather is postponed indefinitely, due to “a volatile mix of federal lawsuits, scheduling overbooks, and financial gridlock” around Mayweather.
“All of these things are intertwined, like Floyd’s fight against Mike Tyson, Floyd’s return to pro boxing, the Manny Pacquiao fight, which is the one that I have most interest in,” Mathur said.
“And of course, the Greece fight. Everything is kind of intertwined together just based off how the contracts were done and how the deals were structured.”
Mayweather also faces two felony charges in Las Vegas over allegations that he wrote a bad cheque to purchase a US$200,000 watch from a luxury resale store.
His case is scheduled for a hearing in September.
Mayweather, 49, was charged in April with theft as well as drawing and passing a cheque without sufficient funds with the intent to defraud, according to court records.
Prosecutors in Clark County allege that in December 2024, Mayweather wrote a $200,000 cheque to Las Vegas designer resale store Gold and Beyond, despite having insufficient funds in his account, according to the criminal complaint.
The felony charges come as Mayweather faces other legal battles. He was sued in New York over his alleged failure to pay rent at a Manhattan apartment earlier this year, and he was in financial disputes with multiple jewellers.
He also filed a lawsuit in New York against his former business manager, alleging a years-long fraud scheme.
