{"id":95470,"date":"2023-11-01T23:39:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T23:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95470"},"modified":"2023-11-01T23:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T23:39:47","slug":"manny-pacquiao-and-floyd-mayweather-in-talks-for-blockbuster-rematch-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/fighting\/manny-pacquiao-and-floyd-mayweather-in-talks-for-blockbuster-rematch-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather ‘in talks’ for blockbuster rematch this year"},"content":{"rendered":"
Boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are in talks for a rematch.<\/p>\n
That's according to the 44-year-old Pacman himself, who called time on his professional career after defeat to Yordenis Ugas in August 2021 but has since cashed in on the exhibition scene like Mayweather.<\/p>\n
He last year fought South Korean YouTuber DK Yoo, who has a martial arts background, winning a unanimous decision after a six-round bout. Both he and Money, 46, have flirted with the idea of running back their May 2015 "fight of the century".<\/p>\n
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Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n Eight-and-a-half-years ago an injured Pacquiao suffered a unanimous decision defeat – and he's clearly keen for another bite at the cherry. <\/p>\n Speaking to Fight Hub TV, he said: "I'm still active, I'm an active guy, I'm actively training. I have an exhibition match this coming December."<\/p>\n When asked to reveal more about his next in-ring appearance, he added: "In Japan. We're working on it, the opponent. We're working with Mayweather. Yes [a Mayweather fight]."<\/p>\n Who would you back to win the rematch? Let us know in the comments section below<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pacquiao even suggested it could be a professional bout, which would mean Mayweather putting his legendary 50-0 unbeaten record on the line. "I don't know, if he wants [to]. We're still working on it," he continued.<\/p>\n The Filipino fighter was a 60\u20134 amateur before going pro, finishing with a 62\u20138\u20132 record. Despite fighting all his life, he's still not shying away from any challenge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And as well as potentially exacting revenge on Mayweather, he's targeting a shock return at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with his nation filing a request recently. "Yes that's what we are trying to do right now," he confirmed in the interview in Saudi Arabia. <\/p>\n "A request to the Olympics Committee to allow me to participate in the Olympics because there is an age limit, so if they accept me to participate in the Olympics I can fight."<\/p>\n