The pair first met in 2015, and it was Mayweather who took the win in boxing’s biggest ever PPV fight. Pacquiao is no stranger to nights like this and in 2008, is profile soared when he beat Oscar De La Hoya.

Is the current obsession with nostalgia bouts and veteran fights hurting the chances of a new generation of boxers finding an audience?

The boxing icons will meet in a professional bout, 11 years after they contested the most-lucrative fight in the history of their sport