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Pacquiao camp: Mayweather fight is not an exhibition, “still going on”

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The September 19 rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is “still on” despite Mayweather’s apparent “breach of contract” following his recent comments about the planned Las Vegas fight.

During a meeting at Caesar’s Palace last Saturday, Mayweather told Vegas Sports Today, “we don’t know where the fight is. The sphere is one of the places they talked about. So we don’t know if he’ll be there 100 percent. And it’s not actually a fight. It’s an exhibition.”

Jas Mathur, CEO of Manny Pacquiao Promotions and producer of the event, objected to Mayweather’s comments, telling ESPN on Wednesday that the undefeated fighter’s statements were contrary to their contract.

“Right now, the fight is still going on. There is no conclusion and he has signed a contract to fight professionally,” Mathur said. “Floyd Mayweather is officially in breach of his contract. He has been in breach of his contract since the day he came out and said what he said on Saturday, and he has been in official breach of his contract since yesterday.”

Mathur told ESPN he has been in talks with Mayweather’s team since the boxer’s comments Saturday, with Team Mayweather insisting that the fight be changed from a sanctioned professional fight to an exhibition fight, one of several contract violations.

Mathur suggested that Mayweather also knew about a recent visit to The Sphere, which was attended by 35-40 representatives from Manny Pacquiao Promotions, Mayweather Promotions and Netflix, as well as producers Hidden Empires, EverWonder Studios and Limitless X Holdings.

Mayweather’s proposed June exhibition with Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis also directly violates his contract to fight Pacquiao, according to Mathur, who added that there is a cure period during which Mayweather can cure the violation after receiving written notice of the violation.

Mathur also stated that Mayweather has already taken a down payment on his fight purse.

“Floyd Mayweather signed not one, not two, but three different contracts on three different dates with two different parties that ultimately came together in January,” Mathur said. “And it all has to do with his return to professional boxing. The first one was on October 24. The second one was on November 6. The third one was on December 14. When he signed them, he received money for all three contracts. Moreover, he also took an advance payment towards his purse for the fight with Pacquiao.”

The Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 fight was announced in February as a professional boxing fight, just days after Mayweather announced he was coming out of retirement during an event organized for The Sphere and which will be streamed worldwide on Netflix.

The fight was to be, as Mathur put it, “boxing’s first-ever sports and entertainment event,” a spectacle that would leverage the technology of a $2.3 billion entertainment venue.

“No one in the last three months has mentioned anything related to the venue or that the fight is not a professional fight,” Mathur said. “His team had all the contracts. He signed all the contracts. We have DocuSign evidence, as well as damp signatures with the device ID, IP address and everything that’s in there.”

Ultimately, there will be a stalemate as Mathur said Manny Pacquiao will not budge on turning the fight into an exhibition because of his steadfast desire to avenge his 2015 loss to Mayweather.

“If he’s afraid of Manny and doesn’t want to jeopardize his professional boxing record, not only should he never sign one of these contracts, but he should just come out and say it because Manny is not afraid,” Mathur said.

“We put it together to create something that the fans would love and that would be a huge sporting event. We wanted to do something that would make history, and he wants to come in and try to change the terms at the last minute because he thinks he can. No, he can’t. It’s not happening.”

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Teofimo Lopez Targets Next Opponent After WBA Welterweight Title Victory Over Rolly Romero

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"Teofimo Lopez Targets Next Opponent After WBA Welterweight Title Victory Over Rolly Romero"

Teofimo Lopez already has his next target in mind following his victory over Rolly Romero.

Lopez claimed the WBA welterweight title with a majority decision win over Romero at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, becoming a three-division world champion in the process.

Fans have already began to speculate over who Lopez may turn his attention to next, and it didn’t take ‘The Takeover’ long to make his intentions perfectly clear.

Speaking in his post-fight press conferenceLopez revealed that he is looking to face the winner of next month’s WBC welterweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.

“September 12th you’ve got Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn. We’ll see what happens there, we’ll watch. Obviously Keith Connolly [Lopez’s manager] manages Conor Benn so if he wins it’s a great fight to take across the pond, and I’m rooting for it anyway.”

Lopez also admitted he could be interested in a battle with IBF champion Liam Paro, but explained why he wouldn’t want to take on WBO champion Devin Haney just yet.

“I’d rather wait for Devin at the end, and the only reason why is to reclaim the whole situation with undisputed, not undisputed. We’ll see what Devin does on that end, so it’ll either be Liam Paro next or the winner of Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.”

Lopez is referring to when he campaigned at lightweight and insisted he was undisputed champion following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, only for Haney to be recognised as the legitimate WBC titleholder, meaning there is plenty of history between the pair.

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Shakur Stevenson Analyzes Rolly Romero After Teofimo Lopezs Victory in World Title Fight

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"Shakur Stevenson Analyzes Rolly Romero After Teofimo Lopez's Victory in World Title Fight"

Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolly Romero to win the WBA welterweight title on Saturday and now Shakur Stevenson has shared his reaction.

Lopez appeared to be in control for the majority of the bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, though the scorecards had it much closer than people expected, with ‘The Takeover’ only getting the nod by majority decision after scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112.

Romero did have a successful fifth round where he was able to rock Lopezbut other than that he failed to get any real foothold in the fight, as he lost his WBA crown and Lopez claimed world honours in a third division after previous reigns at 135lbs and 140lbs.

It was back in January when his time as WBO super-lightweight champion came to an end, suffering a one-sided unanimous decision defeat to the aforementioned Stevenson at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Stevenson has now posted on social media with his verdict on the win from ‘The Takeover’, praising his former rival for becoming world champion in his first bout at 147lbs.

“Yea Teofimo 3 division champ that’s 🔥”

Stevenson also paid tribute to Romero, saying he had ‘respect’ for the former champion for taking on anyone.

“Respect to Rolly a champion who will fight anybody Respect champ!!!”

Lopez now may look towards potential unification fights at 147lbs following his victory, with the winner of next month’s WBC title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn a possible option, along with battles against WBO champion Devin Haney or IBF champion Liam Paro.

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Zab Judahs Final Prediction on Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez: The Impact of KOing Sparring Partners

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Zab Judah's Final Prediction on Rolly Romero vs Teofimo Lopez: The Impact of KOing Sparring Partners

Zab Judah has made a bold prediction ahead of tonight’s world title battle between Rolly Romero and Teofimo Lopez.

Romero defends his WBA welterweight title against Lopez at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this evening, competing for the first time since his unanimous decision victory over Ryan Garcia in May 2025.

Lopez is attempting to become a three-division world champion after previously holding world honours at lightweight and super-lightweight, but his reign at 140lbs came to an end in January when he lost his WBO crown to Shakur Stevenson.

One man who knows what it is like to be world champion at both 140lbs and 147lbs is Judah, who notably became undisputed at welterweight back in 2005.

Speaking to MillCity BoxingJudah revealed that he is backing Romero to claim the upset victory tonight and successfully defend his belt against Lopez.

“In the past when we’ve seen Rolly in preparation for a fight, he was always on the internet saying crazy s**t, doing crazy things, this time we don’t see any of that. He’s locked in, he’s training, and I predict that Rolly Romero is going to beat Teofimo Lopez.

“From what I’ve been hearing about him in training, he’s been doing good and knocking people out.”

The winner of tonight’s bout has already been linked to a unification fight against the victor of the upcoming WBC welterweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn, while there are also possible match-ups with WBO champion Devin Haney or IBF champion Liam Paro.

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