Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao rematch receives positive update despite contract row

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Manny Pacquiao and his team are confident that the Floyd Mayweather rematch will still happen.Pacquiao and Mayweather were announced to be meeting in a blockbuster rematch at Las Vegas’ Sphere in September live on Netflix.Mayweather and Pacquiao’s late rematch issues are set to be resolvedChris Farina/Top RankBut Mayweather caused a staggering dispute, by claiming contrary to the information released, that the bout wouldn’t count on their professional records.He suggested he would only fight in an exhibition, but Pacquiao’s team threatened legal action given he has already inked the contract.It was understood a new agreement is being thrashed out between the two teams to save the bout from collapse.And now in a fresh update, Pacquiao and his team have suggested they are confident the issues will be ironed out with his counterpart.The Filipino himself first said: “We both signed the contract and we both got advances on our purses, so there’s no way we’re going to cancel this fight.“Even with our first fight, he’s a lot to deal with, but the fight happened.”CEO of Pacquiao Promotions Jas Mathur then added: “We are 100 percent confident that the overall outcome from this situation will turn out positive.“We’re gaining traction and progress. Floyd has to live up to his obligations, and I think he wants this fight to happen, too.”It appears talks to resolve the eleventh hour battle over rules is progressing nicely.And Pacquiao continues to be keen to try and get his hands on Mayweather and a shot at revenge.Pacquiao is confident he will get his shot at revengeGettyMayweather and Pacquiao – the build-upIt is expected the pair could fight again before their sequel in respective exhibition bouts.Mayweather has stated he will fight Mike Tyson and Greek kickboxing legend Mike Zambidis before the event.But that could now depend on his availability with no timeframe provided for his clash with Tyson.As for Pacquiao, he originally looked set to fight Ruslan Provodnikov this month.But the bout is now likely to be moved in the wake of the Mayweather announcement.Pacquiao has been professionally active far more recently than ‘Money’ having drawn in his world title clash with Mario Barrios last year.Boxing scheduleFor all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out talkSPORT.com’s  boxing schedule.Mayweather hasn’t fought in the paid ranks since 2017 when he beat UFC superstar Conor McGregor in a crossover bout.