Floyd Mayweather to fight Matt Floyd next, leaving Manny Pacquiao rematch unclear

The Bangkok bout on 19 December is expected to be an exhibition, but Mayweather said only last month that his next two fights would be against Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao.

Floyd Mayweather has changed his ring return plans again, announcing a fight with Matt Floyd in Bangkok on 19 December and confirming that he intends to face Ryan Garcia in 2027. The bout, billed as "Battle of the Floyds", is expected to be an exhibition.

The announcement leaves Mayweather's other commitments unclear. Last month, the 49-year-old said his next two fights would be an exhibition with Mike Tyson and a professional rematch with Manny Pacquiao, a fight he is reportedly contracted for. Netflix officially announced the Pacquiao bout earlier this year, but it was postponed indefinitely because of legal issues on Mayweather's side. He has also announced an exhibition against Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis that did not go ahead.

Garcia, the welterweight world champion, revealed that he had been in talks to bring Mayweather out of retirement and has since repeated the claim. He has insisted that he is returning on 6 February and told Mayweather to take or leave the chance to challenge for his WBC title, a belt Mayweather has held twice.

Mayweather retired in 2017 after beating Conor McGregor and has fought on the exhibition circuit ever since.

Floyd, 37, has won fifteen of his seventeen professional fights since making his debut in 2021. He won by disqualification against Anthony Taylor at a Misfits Boxing event in June 2026, and lost his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut to James Degale in September 2025.

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