Floyd Mayweather still has plans to spend time in the ring in the coming months, but whether he will actually get in the ring for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao appears questionable.
Mayweather toldVegas Sports Todaythat afuture fight with Pacquiaowould not be sanctioned.
"As of right now, we don't know exactly where the fight is going to be at," Mayweather said about the fight with Pacquiao. "We don't know the location of the fight. The Sphere is one of the places that they talked about.
"We don't know if it's a hundred percent going to be there. And this is not actually a fight, it's an exhibition."
Floyd Mayweather throws a punch at Augustine Sanchez's jaw during a 125-pound fight in Augusta, Georgia, on April 19, 1996. Mayweather won the fight with a third round decision." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Floyd Mayweather beats Bakhtiyar Tileganev of Kazakhstan in the 57kg boxing tournament at Alexander Memorial Coliseum of Georgia Tech University at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta on July 22, 1996." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
WBC super-featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather stands in his corner with his trainers before the bout against Angel Manfredy at the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in Miami on Dec. 19, 1998." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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Floyd Mayweather watches as Demarcus Corley takes an eight count after being knocked down in the 10th round during their WBC super lightweight fight on May 22, 2004, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his advisor and trainer Leonard Ellerbe arrive at a party following the Las Vegas premiere of the movie "Rocky Balboa" at the Aladdin Casino & Resort on Dec. 19, 2006, in Las Vegas." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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Floyd Mayweather throws a punch at Augustine Sanchez's jaw during a 125-pound fight in Augusta, Georgia, on April 19, 1996. Mayweather won the fight with a third round decision.
Mayweather's comments contradict Netflix's announcement from late February stating that the fight between the two boxerswould take place on Sept. 19at the Sphere in Vegas.
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"It's an exhibition, so we're both winners," Mayweather said about the rematch. "I mean, we just want to go out there and entertain the people and put on a good show."
Mayweather had his last professional fight against Conor McGregor in August 2017. The veteran boxer has competed in several exhibition matches since then.
Pacquiao was also retired before returning for asanctioned pro fight against Mario Barrioslast summer.
While Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 could be in jeopardy, Mayweather did not shy away from apotential exhibition fight with Mike Tyson, which was announced last year, and one with kickboxer Mike Zabidis that is set for June in Greece.
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