No rematch clause for Mayweather-Pacquiao superfight deal — execs

Despite earlier reports that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was pushing for a rematch clause in the contract, the superfight with Manny Pacquiao is confirmed to be a single-bout affair now that the official announcement has been made.

Showtime Vice-President Stephen Espinoza disclosed the detail shortly after the American boxer declared the fight "a go" according to a report by RingTV, but the promoters are not closing their doors to arranging a possible rematch.

Ken Hershman, the president of HBO Sports which has shown most of Pacquiao fights, said there will be follow-up interview the day after the fight to determine if the largest bout in the sport would give birth to a sequel.

"If it’s something the fans and fighters want, we’ll make it happen," he said.

Mayweather is putting his unblemished 47-0 record at stake in the fight, while Pacquiao carries the burden of dealing the pound-for-pound king the first loss of his professional career.

The fight took five years to materialize after talks to pit the two best fighters of the generation against each other started in 2009.

The bout is scheduled on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. — Marisse Panaligan/LBG, GMA News