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Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Set For Rematch on Netflix

Over a decade after they first met in the ring, boxing legends Floyd Mayweather, 48, and Manny Pacquiao, 47, are set to square off once again on Sept. 19 in the first-ever professional boxing match inside The Sphere in Las Vegas. The bout, which will be sanctioned and therefore put Mayweather’s undefeated 50-0 record on the line, will stream live globally on Netflix. Mayweather hasn’t fought professionally since his 2017 mega fight against Conor McGregor, while Pacquiao fought Mario Barrios, who recently lost his WBC welterweight belt to Ryan Garcia, to a draw last summer.

OpenAI is continuing its enterprise push by reaching new multi-year partnerships with consulting firms Accenture, Boston Consulting Group, Capgemini, and McKinsey & Co. The move will help deploy OpenAI’s Frontier platform, an intelligence layer designed to unify company data and systems and make it easier to build and manage AI agents. Financial terms for the “Frontier Alliances” were not disclosed. CFO Sarah Friar recently said enterprises account for about 40% of company revenue, a figure she expects to approach 50% by year-end.

PinkPantheress has made BRIT Award history by becoming the first woman to be named Producer of the Year. With the win, the 24-year-old has also become the youngest-ever recipient of the honor, which has also been claimed by Sir George Martin, Trevor Horn, Brian Eno, and Calvin Harris, among others. Kate Bush was the last woman to be nominated for the award in 1989 for her album, The Sensual World.

For the first time since 2019, Harry Styles is set to return to host Saturday Night Live on March 14, a week after his upcoming studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco,ย Occasionally. drops. Styles will also be pulling double duty as the musical guest that night. With the conclusion of the 2026 Winter Olympics, SNL is returning to the airwaves this Saturday with Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie hosting, followed by Ryan Gosling the next week.

Michelle Wie West is returning to competitive golf. The former major champion will come out of retirement to join WTGL, a new team-based golf platform created by TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA and set to debut in the winter of 2026-27. Wie West stepped away from professional golf in 2023 after a decorated career that included five LPGA Tour victories, highlighted by her win at the 2014 U.S. Womenโ€™s Open. Wie West joins fellow players Jeeno Thitikul, Charley Hull, Lydia Ko, Lottie Woad, Rose Zhang, and Lexi Thompson who have already committed to WTGL.

Andy Roddick is joining ESPN under a new multi-year deal to serve as a match commentator and studio analyst for Wimbledon and the US Open. The 2003 US Open champion โ€” still the last American man to win a Grand Slam singles title โ€” will begin his role ahead of play at the All England Club in late June. Roddick retired in 2012 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2017. A former world No. 1, he won 32 ATP singles titles, reached four additional major finals, and helped lead the U.S. to a 2007 Davis Cup title.

Shaboozey has expanded his partnership with EMPIRE, agreeing to a new publishing deal that strengthens his long-standing relationship with the independent powerhouse behind his RIAA-Diamond hit โ€œA Bar Song (Tipsy)โ€ and RIAA Gold album Where Iโ€™ve Been, Isnโ€™t Where Iโ€™m Going. The publishing team will support his songwriting as he continues to expand his catalog. Following the success of WIBIWIG and its expanded edition featuring collaborations with artists like Jelly Roll, Shaboozey has also released recent singles tied to Thursday Night Football and Lionsgateโ€™s The Long Walk.

AMC Entertainment Holdings trimmed its fourth-quarter losses, even as revenue dipped amid softer box office trends. The theater giant posted $1.28 billion in revenue, down slightly year over year, while total attendance fell nearly 10% to 56.3 million moviegoers, with declines in both domestic and international markets. Despite its debt, CEO Adam Aron pointed to a stronger theatrical slate ahead and said the company is leaning into premium large-format offerings, including IMAX and Dolby Cinema, to drive higher spending in 2026.

Winona Ryder is set to guest star in Wednesday Season 3, reuniting with director and executive producer Tim Burton in a role being kept under wraps. The pairing marks another collaboration for the longtime creative partners, who previously worked together on films like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, and brings Ryder back alongside Beetlejuice Beetlejuice co-star Jenna Ortega. The series remains a powerhouse for Netflix, with Season 1 standing as the streamerโ€™s most-watched English-language title and Season 2 ranking among the top five.

Broadway has canceled all Monday performances as a powerful blizzard continues to batter New York City. The shutdown follows the cancellation of Saturday night shows, while Sunday matinees proceeded as scheduled. Productions including The Great Gatsby, Chicago, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are among those affected. The decision comes as the city reports up to 19 inches of snow, remains under a state of emergency, and faces hazardous travel conditions despite the travel ban being lifted.


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