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Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao on September 13, 2026, in a Netflix boxing event broadcast from The Sphere in Las Vegas,the streaming service confirmed on Feb. 23. This comes on the heels of Mayweather's previously announced exhibition bout against Mike Tyson andhis recent announcement that he plans to end his retirementand resume his professional career following the Tyson matchup.

Mayweather and Pacquiao initially went head-to-head in the ring in 2015 after years of negotiations in what was billed as the "Fight of the Century."Mayweather won by unanimous decisionin an underwhelming fight, but the event broke records for pay-per-view buys and live gate revenue at the time.

Now, they've agreed to a rematch with both years removed from the heights they reached leading into their first bout. Mayweather turns 49 years old on Feb. 24. Pacquiao is 47 years old and lost by majority draw last year against then-WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios after a four-year hiatus from professional boxing.

Here's what we know so far about the rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao:

Floyd Mayweather throws a punch at Augustine Sanchez's jaw during a 125-pound fight in Augusta, Georgia, on April 19, 1996. Mayweather won the fight with a third round decision.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Floyd Mayweather beats Bakhtiyar Tileganev of Kazakhstan in the 57kg boxing tournament at Alexander Memorial Coliseum of Georgia Tech University at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta on July 22, 1996.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> WBC super-featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather stands in his corner with his trainers before the bout against Angel Manfredy at the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in Miami on Dec. 19, 1998.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands a punch on WBC contender Jesus Chavez during their bout on Nov. 10, 2001, in San Francisco. Mayweather posted a ninth-round technical knockout over Mexico's Chavez to retain his World Boxing Council super featherweight title.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Floyd Mayweather watches as Demarcus Corley takes an eight count after being knocked down in the 10th round during their WBC super lightweight fight on May 22, 2004, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Floyd Mayweather sticks his tongue out at Zab Judah during the welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center on April 8, 2006, in Las Vegas. Mayweather was named winner against Judah by unanimous decision.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Floyd Mayweather sticks his tongue out as referee Jay Nady comes over to separate him from Carlos Baldomir of Argentina during their WBC welterweight championship fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Nov. 4, 2006, in Las Vegas.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his advisor and trainer Leonard Ellerbe arrive at a party following the Las Vegas premiere of the movie "Rocky Balboa" at the Aladdin Casino & Resort on Dec. 19, 2006, in Las Vegas.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Oscar De La Hoya misses Floyd Mayweather Jr. during their WBC super welterweight championship fight in Las Vegas on May 5, 2007. Mayweather remained undefeated by winning a 12-round split decision over De La Hoya.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Floyd Mayweather Jr. sits in the corner during a break between rounds while taking on Marcos Maidana during their WBC/WBA welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sept. 13, 2014, in Las Vegas.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the end of the game after passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer, at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Career highlights for undefeated boxing legend

Floyd Mayweather throws a punch at Augustine Sanchez's jaw during a 125-pound fight in Augusta, Georgia, on April 19, 1996. Mayweather won the fight with a third round decision.

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When is the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao 2?

Netflix confirmed Mayweather vs. Pacquiao 2 is on for September 13, 2026 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. It will be the first professional boxing event held at The Sphere, which opened in 2023 and features an immersive viewing experience.

"I already fought and beat Manny once," Mayweather declared in a statement released through Netflix. "This time will be the same result."

"Floyd and I gave the world what remains the biggest fight in boxing history," Pacquiao added in his own statement. "The fans have waited long enough – they deserve this rematch, and it will be even bigger now that it will be streamed live globally on Netflix. I want Floyd to live with the one loss on his professional record and always remember who gave it to him. As always, I dedicate this fight to my fellow Filipinos around the world and to bringing glory to the Philippines."

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Mayweather previously announced plans for a rematch with Pacquiao in 2018, but the fight never occurred.

When is Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Mike Tyson fight?

Mayweather and Tyson announced in September 2025 that they had agreed to an exhibition match in the spring of 2026, but a date and venue have not been officially announced yet. They are planning a fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, on April 25,according to Ring Magazine.

Tyson, 59, last fought in Nov. 2024 against Jake Paul, which resulted in a loss by unanimous decision. Mayweather initially retired after his August 2017 win over UFC star Conor McGregor with a perfect 50-0 record as a professional. He subsequently competed in several exhibition boxing matches against Logan Paul, Mikuru Asakura and John Gotti III.

When is Manny Pacquiao's next fight?

Pacquiao (62-8-3) also has an exhibition match scheduled before he faces Mayweather after failing to get a rematch with Barrios. He will take on former light welterweight world champion Ruslan Provodniko on April 18 at Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas,according to Pacquiao's official website.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. net worth

Known as Floyd "Money" Mayweather, as he compiled a 50-0 record during his boxing career, Mayweather is considered one of the highest-paid athletes of all-time. He has earned an estimated $1.15 billion during his boxing career,according to Sportico estimates, with his biggest reported paydaysin 2017 against McGregor($275 million) andin 2015 against Pacquiao($250 million).

It's unclear what Mayweather's net worth is in 2026, though he made clear in a written statement to ESPN that money was part of the motivation for ending his retirement from professional boxing.

"I still have what it takes to set more records in the sport of boxing," Mayweather said. "From my upcoming Mike Tyson event to my next professional fight afterwards -- no one will generate a bigger gate, have a larger global broadcast audience and generate more money with each event -- than my events.

Mayweather signed with CSI Sports/Fight Sports as his promoter for this stage of his boxing career. Mayweather's most recent appearance in the boxing ring was an exhibition bout against Gotti in August 2024.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao 2: Date, location, what to know

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations.

With an expansion draft for two teams needed to get done, as well as 80% of the league free agents, there's plenty to get accomplished and little time to do it. A delay would hurt both sides.

The season is supposed to startMay 8and every game missed is lost revenue, sponsorships, television money and fan support. Monday's meeting was the first between the sides that involved players and the league since theymet at the WNBA officeson Feb. 2. Because ofthe winter stormthat hit New York, it was decided to hold the meeting virtually.

Over 50 players were on the call, which lasted nearly two hours, the person said.

The two sides are still far apart on revenue sharing and housing, and the clock is ticking. The league said in the meeting on Monday that it would need to have at least a handshake agreement by March 10 for there not to be a delay to the start of the season.

The league, in its latest proposal that was sent Friday, offered 70% net revenue for the players. That came after the union had asked for an average of 27.5% of the gross revenue over the course of the CBA, beginning with 25% in the first year of the new deal. In its previous offer, the union had asked for an average of more than 30%.

The league at that point said in a statement the revenue sharing percentage remained unrealistic and would cause "hundreds of millions of dollars of losses for our teams."

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Also on Monday, the union confirmed to the AP that the WNBA will give its players $8 million from revenue sharing from last season as the league generated enough to trigger revenue sharing for the first time in league history. ESPN was the first to report the move.

The players will decide how much each player will receive from that distribution. The union has 60 days from Feb. 9, when it was officially notified of the revenue sharing money, to come up with how it will disperse the funds.

That money will be distributed by the teams, which will then be reimbursed by the league. Under the 2020 CBA that has since expired, players received 50% of shared revenue — defined in the CBA as the amount of revenue that's above a predetermined threshold amount minus 30% for expenses.

Neither the league nor the union would say what that threshold is. The league has had in nearly all of its proposals that it would do away with the threshold needed to be reached for revenue sharing.

In its latest offer, the league said teams would continue to pay for housing for all players this season, another person familiar with the negotiations told the AP on Saturday. The person also spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the negotiations.

After that, franchises would pay for housing for players on minimum salary contracts, rookies in their first season and the two developmental players teams would be allowed to have.

The union had asked for teams to continue paying for housing for players in the first few years of the new agreement, but in the last two years of the CBA the franchises would no longer have to pay for housing for players who are making near the maximum salary.

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WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals with the U.S. after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, saying that if they did, ‌he would hit them with much higher duties under different trade laws.

Trump, in a series of social media posts, said he also may ‌impose license fees on trading partners as uncertainty over his next tariff moves gripped the global economy and sent stocks lower.

"Any Country that wants to 'play games' with the ridiculous supreme court decision, especially ​those that have 'Ripped Off' the U.S.A. for years, and even decades, will be met with a much higher Tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to. BUYER BEWARE!!!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump said that despite the court's decision to invalidate his tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, its decision affirmed his ability to use tariffs under other legal authorities "in a much more powerful and obnoxious way, with legal certainty, than the Tariffs as initially used."

He suggested that ‌the U.S. could impose new license fees on trading partners, ⁠but did not provide any details.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Trade Representative's office did not immediately respond to a request for further comment on Trump's plans.

In Brussels, the European Parliament decided on Monday to postpone a vote on the European Union's ⁠trade deal with the U.S. after Trump imposed a new temporary import duty of 15% on imports from all countries.

EU goods under the deal would face a 15% U.S. tariff, with exemptions for hundreds of food items, aircraft parts, critical minerals, pharmaceutical ingredients and other goods, while the EU would remove duties on many imports from the U.S., ​including ​industrial goods.

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Trump on Friday initially announced the temporary duty under Section 122 of the Trade ​Act of 1974 at 10%, but raised it to 15%, ‌the maximum allowed under the statute, on Saturday.

The new duty is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT) on Tuesday. At that same moment, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it would stop collecting the now-illegal IEEPA duties, more than three days after the Supreme Court's ruling.

UNCERTAINTY UNNERVES MARKETS

Wall Street stocks ended lower on Monday as renewed tariff uncertainty following the Supreme Court decision and concerns about artificial intelligence-fueled disruption unnerved investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.65%, the S&P 500 fell 1.02%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.01%. The dollar weakened against the euro and the yen.

The path forward for Trump's ‌foreign trade deals remained uncertain, with China urging Washington to scrap tariff measures, the ​EU freeze on its approval and India delaying planned talks.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said over ​the weekend that the Trump administration expected to open new Section 301 ​unfair trade practices investigations on several countries, a legal step expected to allow it to threaten new tariffs.

A group of ‌22 Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation aimed at forcing the Trump ​administration to issue refunds for all of ​the now-illegal IEEPA-based tariffs within 180 days, but it faced an uncertain path to a vote.

Trump used his social media post to again lash out against the justices who ruled against him, which included two who he had appointed during his first term in the White House. In ​its ruling, authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, ‌the court reasserted its power to check the power of the president.

The president also expressed concern that the top court could rule against ​his administration's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in its forthcoming decision in that case.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey, David Lawder and Doina Chiacu, ​writing by David Lawder; Editing by Doina Chiacu, William Maclean and Nick Zieminski)

"Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated," Trump said in an address to the nation.

The Pentagon backed up Trump's assessment.

Trump considering initial limited strike against Iran, source says

"It's delayed by one to two years. I think we're thinking probably closer to two years," chief spokesperson Sean Parnell told reporters in July.

Now, eight months later, the president is once again weighing military strikes against Iran with the administration providing shifting explanations on the goals. In recent weeks, Trump has said he wanted to stop Tehran's recentdeadly crackdown on protestors-- which he said ended at his behest -- as well to curb Iran's ballistic missile arsenal and its nuclear program.

Last week, Trump gave Iran 15 days to cut a deal that would prohibit Iran from enriching uranium. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi refused, saying the country has the right to a nuclear program, which he says is for peaceful purposes.

This weekend, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff suggested the urgency has to do with Iran being dangerously close to obtaining enough highly enriched uranium to make a bomb.

"They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade, bomb-making material, and that's really dangerous. So, [we] can't have that," Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News that aired on Saturday.

But analysts and international inspectors say Iran's access to highly enriched uranium has been a concern for several months already, along with satellite imagery suggesting that Iran is trying to rebuild. An exact picture of Iran's nuclear program is unclear because Iran blocked international inspectors from accessing the sites after the June bombing.

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When asked why the president is focusing on cutting an urgent deal on a nuclear program he says he obliterated months ago, a White House official said "the President has been clear that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons or the capacity to build them, and that they cannot enrich uranium."

Last summer, an early classified assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency concluded the three nuclear sites bombed by the U.S. weren't completely destroyed, leaving much of the materials buried but intact.

Likewise, Rafael Grossi, head of the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency, said in a February interview with the French television network TFI that he believes much Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium likely remains at the sites bombed by the U.S.

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According to a translation, Grossi said "some of it [the enriched uranium] may be less accessible, but the material is still there."

The IAEA estimates that some 972 pounds of highly enriched uranium remained unaccounted for following the U.S. bombing.

Analysts say a more critical question about Iran is whether the regime has made a decision on how quickly to move toward trying to build a bomb.

In arecent analysis,the Institute for Science and International Security estimated the current probability that the Iranian regime would decide to build a nuclear weapon at 40 to 50 percent.

If Iran decides to move ahead, the group says, its success in building a weapon would probably be even lower -- less than 15% in a short period of time, and 42% over a longer timeframe.

"The war saw the destruction of its gas centrifuge program and much of its nuclear weaponization facilities," according to the group's analysis.

"Nonetheless, important remnants and knowledge remain that could form the core of small gas centrifuge enrichment and nuclear weaponization capabilities," the report added.

How bunker-busters and B-2 stealth bombers struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear program

ABC News confirmed last week that among the options Trump is considering is a limited strike against Iran to force its hand negotiating. If that doesn't work, Trump could pursue a possible sustained military operation intended to topple the regime -- a campaign that could last weeks and pose risks to the 30,000 to 40,000 U.S. troops stationed in the region, experts say.

Trump pushed back Monday against media reports that his top military adviser, Gen. Dan Caine, privately cautioned that a lack of munitions and support from allies could pose risks to U.S. troops.

"General Caine, like all of us, would like not to see War but, if a decision is made on going against Iran at a Military level, it is his opinion that it will be something easily won," Trump posted on his social media platform.

According to a U.S. official, Tehran was expected to offer a new nuclear proposal by Tuesday ahead of another round of negotiations in Geneva led by Witkoff on Thursday. The meeting would be the second round of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran, with Omanis and Qataris passing notes between the delegations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Iran during a speech to the Knesset on Monday, warning the Iranian ayatollah if Iran strikes Israel, "we will respond with a force they cannot even imagine," according to remarks of his speech google translated from Hebrew to English.

"No one knows what the day will bring. We are vigilant, we are prepared for any scenario," Netanyahu said.

ABC News' Shannon Kingston and Jordana Miller contributed to this report.

Both men are suspected of improperly passing U.K. government information to the disgraced U.S. financier, and the high-profile British arrests are some of the most dramatic fallout from thetrove of more than 3 million pagesof Epstein-related documents released last month by the U.S. Justice Department.

London's Metropolitan Police force said "officers have arrested a 72-year-old man on suspicion of misconduct in public office" at an address in north London. He was taken to a police station for questioning.

The man was not named, in keeping with British police practice, but the suspect in the case previously was identified as the former diplomat, who is 72. Mandelson was filmed being led from his London home to a car by plainclothes officers on Monday afternoon.

Under U.K. law, police can hold a suspect without charge for up to 24 hours. This can be extended to a maximum of 96 hours. Mandelson could be charged, released unconditionally or released while investigations continue.

Claims of leaked government information

Police are investigating Mandelson over claims he passed sensitive government information to Epstein a decade and a half ago. He does not face allegations of sexual misconduct.

His arrest came four days afterAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former Prince Andrew, was arrested in a separate case on suspicion of a similar offense related to his friendship with Epstein. Andrew was released after 11 hours in custody while the police investigation continues.

Mandelson served in senior government roles under previous Labour governments and was U.K. ambassador to Washington until Prime Minister Keir Starmerfired him in Septemberafter emails were published showing that he maintained a friendship with Epstein after the financier's 2008 conviction for sex offenses involving a minor.

The files released in January contained more explosive revelations about Mandelson's ties to Epstein, whom he once called "my best pal."

Messages suggest that Mandelson passed on sensitive — and potentially market-moving — government information to Epstein in 2009, when Mandelson was a senior minister in the British government. That includes an internal government report discussing ways the U.K. could raise money after the 2008 global financial crisis, including by selling off government assets. Mandelson also appears to have told Epstein he would lobby other members of the government to reduce a tax on bankers' bonuses.

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British police launched a criminal probe earlier this month andsearched Mandelson's two housesin London and western England.

Thedecision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his jobearlier this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.

Though he acknowledged he made a mistake and apologized to victims of Epstein,Starmer's position remains precarious. His future may rest on the release of files connected to Mandelson's appointment. The government has pledged to begin releasing those documents in early March, though the timeline may be complicated by his arrest.

Mandelson a contentious figure

Mandelson has been a major, if contentious, figure in the center-left Labour Party for decades. He is a skilled — critics say ruthless — political operator whose mastery of political intrigue earned him the nickname "Prince of Darkness."

The grandson of former Labour Cabinet minister Herbert Morrison, he was an architect of the party's return to power in 1997 as centrist, modernizing "New Labour" under Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Mandelson served in senior government posts under Blair between 1997 and 2001, and under Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010. In between, he was the European Union's trade commissioner. Brown has been particularly angered by the revelations and has been helping police with their inquiries.

Mandelson twice had to resign from government during the Blair administration over allegations of financial or ethical impropriety, acknowledging mistakes but denying wrongdoing.

He later returned to government and was back on the political front line when Starmer named him ambassador to Washington at the start of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term. Mandelson's trade expertise and comfort around the ultra-rich were considered major assets. He helped secure a trade deal in May that spared Britain some of the tariffs Trump has imposed on countries around the world.

The status of the deal is now up in the air after Trump announced a new set of global tariffs in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision quashing his previous import tax order.

Earlier this month Mandelson resigned from the House of Lords, Parliament's upper chamber, to which he was appointed for life in 2008. But he still has the title — Lord Mandelson — that went with it.

Former Rams wide receiver Robert Woods is joining Sean McVay's staff as an assistant wide receivers coach. The Rams announced the hiring on Monday via an announcement of the team's full coaching staff for the 2026 season.

They also announced that Kliff Kingsbury will work as McVay's assistant head coach. Reports previously indicated thatKingsbury was joining McVay's staff, but his role wasn't clear.

The former head coach of Texas Tech and the Arizona Cardinals, Kingsbury spent the previous two seasons as the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders.The Commanders parted with Kingsburyin the offseason, and he'll now work as McVay's top assistant.

Brian Johnson, the former Eagles offensive coordinator who worked as the Commanders' passing game coordinator with Kingsbury, is also joining the staff as a senior offensive assistant.

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Woods back with Rams days after retirement announcement

Woods, meanwhile, will embark on a coaching career with a Rams team for which he played five of his 12 NFL seasons. Woods played for the Rams from 2017-21, all under McVay. He finished his final season in Los Angeles on injured reserve with a torn ACL, but was a member of that 2021 Super Bowl-winning team.

Woods joins the Rams' staff less than a week afterretiring as a player.Woods played his final two active seasons with the Houston Texans from 2023-24. He joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 offseason, but didn't play in 2025 after the Steelers released him in August.

Woods played for four NFL teams, but announced his retirement via a Rams blue-and-gold Instagram statement alongside prominent graphics of him wearing a Rams uniform.The Rams later announcedthat he was officially retiring as a member of the team.

Less than a week later, Woods has officially rejoined the team as a member of its coaching staff.

He rejoins a Rams team that lost to the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks in the NFC championship game and projects as one of the top contenders to compete for the Super Bowl next season. He'll work directly with two of the top receivers in football, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.