Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are having what has been billed as the "Fight of the Century" on Saturday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the fight starts at 9 pm ET 6 pm PT on Pay-Per-View in a joint promotion from HBO and Showtime and the PPV coverage has a number of fights on the undercard ahead of the main event.
The fight costs around $100 bucks for Pay-Per-View and it can be ordered on cable in a PPV package from HBO and Showtime. Both networks will re-air the fight later and tickets for the event went up to the high five figures for some spots. The coverage by ESPN and other networks has been immense and on the night of the fight there will be a pre-fight red carpet show and it will be ESPN, HBO, and Showtime and streaming online from WatchESPN.
This fight has been in the works for half a decade and the two boxers have been considered the best in the world over that time. Mayweather is undefeated and after a number of starts and stops in negotiations and disagreements, the two are ready to fight. The match is going to have a 60/40 split and it is expected to be the record PPV for a boxing match of all time. The fighters come in at 147 pounds and Pacquiao is younger than Mayweather and he has a slightly lower reach.
The fight has a lot on the line, as the two are considered the best boxers of their era and this could be the final chance to decide who is actually number one. This match is coming after the two fighters are out of their primes so it may not totally decide things, but this is as close as the debate will get apart from a potential rematch. The fight is for the Unified WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring welterweight titles.
The fight is priced for 89.95 (SD) and $99.95 (HD) on various platforms and the PPV is expected to be the most popular of all-time. The main event is expected to start at 11 pm ET and that comes after a full slate on the undercard. There will only be two fights for the main broadcast portion of the event with WBO featherweight titleholder Vasyl Lomachenko against Gamalier Rodriguez, while super bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz takes on Jose Cayetano in featherweight.
The main fight has those fights and the rest of the undercard for the untelevised ones include Chris Pearson and Said El Harrak as junior middleweights for 10 rounds and Jesse Hart against Mike Jimenez in super middleweights for 10 rounds. Andrew Tabiti and Anthony Caputo Smith for cruiserweights in 8 rounds, while Brad Solomon and Adrian Granados in welterweights for 8 rounds.
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