Mayweather signed up for 'real fight', Pacquiao clarifiesFloyd Mayweather Jr., hugs Manny Pacquiao after defeating Pacquiao in their welterweight unification bout on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao is having none of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s recent statements claiming their recently announced rematch will only be an exhibition fight. “Is that what he’s feeling, but he signed a contract for a real fight,” Pacquiao told reporters in Los Angeles, as he’s in town to for his son Emmanuel “Jimuel” Pacquiao Jr.’s fight with Derrick Gaites. “Yes (it’s for sure a professional fight), the contract that we signed is a real fight. I wouldn’t fight an exhibition, it’s a real fight,” Pacquiao added.

Source: Philippine Star April 03, 2026 14:16 UTC