Ryan Garcia, Rolly Romero in play for Manny Pacquiao as Floyd Mayweather rematch moves to 2027

The highly anticipated rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been pushed to early 2027 due to technical disagreements. Pacquiao is considering exhibition matches against Ryan Garcia or Rolly Romero in the interim.
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This fight represents a major commercial event in professional boxing, drawing significant global interest.
<p>The long-awaited sequel to Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a new target date.</p><p>The CEO of Pacquiao's MP Promotions, Jas Mathur, has revealed that the Filipino boxing icon is now looking at an early 2027 timeframe for his blockbuster rematch against Mayweather.</p><p>"Obviously, right now there's some technicalities that are unrelated to Manny and unrelated to us that are being resolved," Mathur said during a press event on Monday afternoon. "Once that's all said and done, then we anticipate that this should take place sometime in early 2027, January is the plan."</p><p>The rematch of boxing's richest fight was originally slated for September, but was postponed following a disagreement between the two camps.
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