Manny Pacquiao is keeping busy. However, fans hoping to see the Floyd Mayweather rematch this year will have to wait a little longer.
MP Promotions CEO Jas Mathur confirmed on Monday at the MannyPay headquarters in Makati City that the supposed Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch originally scheduled for September has been moved, with a new tentative date set for late January in Las Vegas. At the same time, Pacquiao’s camp is actively working on an exhibition fight to fill the fourth quarter of 2026.
“We’re working on a few different fights right now for him. Presently there’s likely going to be an exhibition that we’re trying to put together in the fourth quarter of this year,” Mathur told members of the press.
Professional Fight Not Out of the Table Yet
No opponent has been locked in for the exhibition, and Mathur was careful to leave the door open for a professional bout as well—though nothing has been confirmed in either direction.
“Nobody is set, no opponent is set in stone yet. We’re still working on that,” he said. “There’s a possibility of a pro-fight. That’s there, but nothing is confirmed yet. So there’s nothing that’s been solidified or confirmed at all.”
Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Rescheduled to January—for Now
As for the Mayweather rematch, Mathur was direct: it is not happening in 2026.
“The Floyd fight that everybody wants to know about, that fight is being postponed,” he said. “Right now the new tentative date that we have is going to be at the end of January. But there’s still other technicalities that need to be addressed before and based on other contractual obligations that Floyd has. So those need to be met in order for this to happen.”
The venue remains undisclosed, though Mathur assured it will still take place in Las Vegas.
The Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch has been one of boxing’s most anticipated and repeatedly delayed events—a sequel to their 2015 bout, which Mayweather won by unanimous decision in what was then the richest fight in boxing history. Whether January’s tentative window holds will depend on Mayweather’s other contractual obligations being resolved in time.
In the meantime, the only eight-division world champion in boxing history is not sitting still. An exhibition before the year is out keeps Pacquiao active, in the public eye, and—for the Filipino boxing faithful—present. The big fight can wait until January.
