Overview
- The Ring’s Mike Coppinger reports the camps are exploring a 2026 meeting as a Netflix event, with Pacquiao publicly confirming active negotiations.
- Pacquiao told Seconds Out he wants a “real fight” rather than an exhibition and said both sides are close on terms, though nothing is finalized.
- Reports from Dan Rafael and others suggest April 2026 is being floated with Las Vegas as the likely host, but date and venue remain unconfirmed.
- A deal could affect other plans, including Mayweather’s announced exhibition with Mike Tyson in spring 2026 and Pacquiao’s previously discussed January return.
- Their 2015 bout set revenue and PPV records with Mayweather winning by unanimous decision; since then Pacquiao drew with Mario Barrios in July 2025 while Mayweather has limited himself to exhibitions since 2017.