Three of boxing’s biggest legends could be set to appear on one blockbuster card later this year, with Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao all poised to fight on the same bill.
Mayweather has been linked to an exhibition fight against Tyson and a professional encounter with Pacquiao throughout 2026, but had been scheduled to first take on Greek kickboxer Mike Zambidis in a lucrative three-fight year for ‘TBE’.
That proposed June meeting with Zambidis and his September date with Pacquiao were both cancelled due to ongoing legal issues, whilst his bout with ‘Iron Mike’ is still yet to be scheduled.
It seems as though Mayweather’s ring return could be around the corner though, as he prepares to step through the ropes in a rescheduled exhibition against Zambidis, before colliding with Tyson in the autumn, where Pacquiao may fight in a separate fight on the undercard, as per BoxingScene.
The report reveals that an “official connected to the arrangement” believes the plan for all three to fight on the same night could “solve everything” after the financial disputes.
While they have not confirmed this exact plan, Pacquiao’s team have made it clear that he is targeting an exhibition bout this year following the collapse of the Mayweather rematch. The Filipino was previously announced to be facing former super welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov before it fell through, so that could be revisited.
Should these plans go ahead, Mayweather and Pacquiao would then rematch at the start of 2027, almost a decade on from Mayweather’s most recent professional outing, against Conor McGregor in 2017.
