BANGKOK, June 30: A long-awaited rematch between super featherweights Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera will take place in October after rival promoters agreed to end a bitter feud.

Filipino Pacquiao (44-3-2), who defeated Barrera (63-5) in 2003 by TKO, will face the Mexican in Las Vegas on Oct 6, according to media reports.

Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday they had settled lawsuits against each other and would share promotional rights of Pacquiao, who is regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

The dispute erupted after it was reported that Pacquiao, 28, had signed deals with both promoters.

After defeating Erik Morales in November last year, he announced a deal with Top Rank and tried to return a signing bonus to Golden Boy, who refused the payment.

Pacquiao retained his WBC international title in April when he knocked out Mexican Jorge Solis in San Antonio.

Barrera's last fight came in March, when he lost out to compatriot Juan Manuel Marquez in a WBC super featherweight title bout in Las Vegas.—Reuters