Three of boxing’s most iconic names could all step through the ropes on the same night.
Per a BoxingScene report, Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquiao are all poised to appear on one blockbuster card later this year. Mayweather has spent 2026 linked to both an exhibition with Tyson and a professional rematch with Pacquiao, but a tangle of scheduling and legal issues has kept any of it from materializing.
Mayweather had originally been booked to face Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in June and Pacquiao in September, but both fell through amid ongoing legal problems. The plan now, according to the report, is for Mayweather to first run back the Zambidis exhibition before colliding with Tyson in the autumn, with Pacquiao potentially featuring in a separate bout on the same undercard.
An official connected to the arrangement reportedly believes putting all three legends on one bill could “solve everything” after the financial disputes that scuttled the earlier plans. Nothing has been confirmed, but Pacquiao’s team has made clear he’s targeting an exhibition this year following the collapse of the Mayweather rematch. A previously announced bout with Ruslan Provodnikov, which itself fell apart, could be back on the table.
If it all comes together, the bigger prize would follow. Mayweather and Pacquiao would reportedly rematch to open 2027, nearly a decade on from Mayweather’s last professional outing, his 2017 crossover spectacle against Conor McGregor. As always with these ventures, treat every piece of it as unconfirmed until the ink is dry.
