A highly anticipated mega-rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has been postponed indefinitely due to a volatile mix of federal lawsuits, scheduling overbooks, and financial gridlock, Pacquiao’s camp in the Philippines officially confirmed on Friday. The sudden cancellation follows an intense legal dispute after events company CSI sued Mayweather last week to recover at least $4.65 million paid for exclusive promotion rights to the Pacquiao rematch and a failed exhibition with Mike Tyson, subsequently securing an injunction that also forced the immediate call-off of Mayweather’s planned exhibition against Greek kickboxing star Mike Zambidis in Athens. The two Hall of Famers, whose iconic 2015 bout generated a record-breaking 4.6 million pay-per-view buys, have been bitterly at loggerheads ever since the 49-year-old undefeated Mayweather stunned the sports world by claiming the Netflix-backed September showdown would only be an un-scored exhibition match rather than a professional bout. According to Team Pacquiao, the earliest the historic multi-million dollar money-spinner could now realistically take place is early 2027, though promoters hope that if Mayweather and CSI can settle their bitter internal contract disputes out of court, they can immediately pivot to staging the postponed Mayweather versus Mike Tyson blockbuster exhibition by tentatively targeting a fresh September 12 date.
