Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch postponed indefinitely amid legal and financial disputes

The highly anticipated rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has been indefinitely postponed, according to Pacquiao's camp in the Philippines. This development follows reports that a planned Mayweather exhibition in Greece was also called off due to legal entanglements.

The postponement is attributed to "a volatile mix of federal lawsuits, scheduling overbooks, and financial gridlock completely surrounding the Mayweather camp," stated a release from Pacquiao's team. A key issue involves a lawsuit filed by events company CSI, which is seeking to recover at least $4.65 million it claims to have paid Mayweather for exclusive promotional rights to the Pacquiao rematch and a proposed bout with Mike Tyson.

Mayweather and Pacquiao, whose 2015 fight remains a top earner in boxing history, have been in disagreement over the nature of their potential rematch. Mayweather had declared that a September bout, initially announced by Netflix, would be an exhibition, a point of contention for Pacquiao.

Pacquiao's camp indicated that the earliest the fight could now happen is early 2027. Should Mayweather resolve his contractual disputes with CSI out of court, promoters may pivot to rescheduling an exhibition between Mayweather and Mike Tyson, tentatively aiming for September 12.

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a volatile mix of federal lawsuits, scheduling overbooks, and financial gridlock completely surrounding the Mayweather camp