Mayweather-Pacquiao tickets to cost between US$1,500 and US$7,500
Unclear how many will actually go on sale to general public
Tickets for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao’s long-awaited superfight will cost between US$1,500 and US$7,500, organisers said, but it is unclear how many will go on sale to the public.
Seats at the May 2 bout in Las Vegas promise to be one of the hottest tickets of the sporting decade, with the MGM Grand capacity limited to 16,800 people.
Many tickets are expected to be distributed to high-rollers and A-list celebrities desperate to be seen at a fight billed hyperbolically on Wednesday as the biggest bout in boxing history.
The clamour for tickets makes it likely that the number actually going on general sale is relatively small compared to other fights held at the venue.
Interest in May’s bout was reflected in the 600 media who attended Wednesday’s Los Angeles press conference between the two boxers, the only press event scheduled before the week of the fight.
The fight is also likely to smash pay-per-view records, with cable networks expected to charge around US$100 per household for access to the bout.