Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner: Floyd Mayweather to be ringside as rematch speculation continues
Could the American make another return from retirement?
Floyd Mayweather will be watching closely from ringside when Manny Pacquiao fights Adrien Broner on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
It was confirmed at the fighters’ grand arrivals on Tuesday that the 50-0, retired boxing great is set to be in attendance for the bout between his old foe and his old mentee.
Mayweather fought Pacquiao in May 2015, beating him by comfortable unanimous decision in what was financially the biggest fight in boxing history.
After the bout – which underwhelmed in the ring – the Filipino claimed to have been suffering from a shoulder injury that hampered his performance.
However, there was little interest shown in the rematch until recently, when the pair met at a music event in Japan.
Mayweather told Pacquiao he would come out of retirement to fight him in December, however this didn’t come to pass.
The American instead won an exhibition bout against the massively overmatched Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo, Japan and insists he remains retired.
Regardless, there is still speculation that he will return for the rematch, especially following his encounter with Manny at an NBA game last week, and now with this confirmation that he will be ringside for this weekend’s fight.