By Edward Chaykovsky
Manny Pacquiao is delighted with the unexpected news that WBC/WBO/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26KOs) is willing to give him a rematch. Mayweather sent a text message to reporter Stephen A. Smith - revealing that he's willing to give Pacquiao a rematch in 2016.
Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mayweather won a twelve round unanimous decision over Pacquiao. Afterwards, Pacquiao revealed that he suffered a right shoulder injury in training and further injured himself during the contest.
Pacquiao is scheduled to have surgery to correct the injury, and the rehabilitation process could keep him out of the ring until next year.
"I will fight him in a year after his surgery," Mayweather texted Smith.
Mayweather wants to return in September, which is the final fight of his CBS/Showtime contract.
"I'm happy that he wants to fight," Pacquiao said to ABS CBN. "But first, I have to fix my shoulder. The doctor said I'll be 100% okay [after the surgery], but I'll need to rest four to six months. It might be a loss on paper, but we won the fight."