Saturday, May 2, 2015

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao {The Fight of the Century}

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Battle for Greatness or The Fight of the Century, is an upcoming Professional Boxing match between the eight-division The Ring magazine Event of the Year for 2010.
world champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated, five-division world champion Floyd
Mayweather, Jr. The fight will take place on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite predictions that Mayweather–Pacquiao would be the highest grossing fight in history as early as 2009, disagreements between the two boxers' camps on terms for the fight prevented the bout from coming to fruition until 2015. The failure to make the Mayweather–Pacquiao fight was named

However, negotiations for the superfight in 2015 have since been finalized, with all of the major issues that have prevented the fight from happening in the past now resolved, including purse split, drug testing, and location of the bout. On February 20, 2015, Mayweather confirmed on social media that the fight had indeed been signed by himself as Pacquiao already had signed the contract of the fight previously and the contract itself was with Mayweather on that day. The contest was agreed to be held on May 2, 2015
Tickets
Tickets for the fight went on sale on April 23 after an agreement had been reached over ticket allocation. Only 500 tickets went on sale to the public PRICED at $1,500, $2,500, $3,500, $5,000 and 7,500 for the 16,800 capacity MGM Grand.The tickets that went on sale sold out within a minute.

Merchandise
From April 24, 2015 up until fight night on May 2, an official pop-up shop for the fight will open in Las Vegas called "MayPac." Described as "a one-of-a-kind fan experience," the space is located on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont St., and feature an interactive game, official merchandise and VIP meet and greets

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