Talks for a proposed Manny Pacquiao–Rolly Romero bout have collapsed. Scrapping plans for a welterweight clash that had been targeted for the first quarter of 2026, sources told The Ring.
The breakdown reopens the door to a far bigger and far more controversial possibility: a rematch between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., more than a decade after their record-breaking 2015 showdown.
Pacquiao, now 47, told reporters in October while visiting his native Philippines that he was “negotiating and finalizing” a fight with Romero that was initially slated for January in Las Vegas. When that date passed, the bout was tentatively shifted to March.