What time does the Mayweather-McGregor fight start in Hong Kong? And how can I watch it on TV?

Everybody will be talking about the big fight in work on Monday. Make sure you don’t miss out on the spectacle on everyone’s lips. Here’s what you need to know about catching it in Hong Kong

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The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will play host to the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Conor McGregor on Saturday night. Photo: AFP

Published: 4:08pm, 25 Aug 2017Updated: 4:14pm, 26 Aug 2017

Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena will host the fight of the year so far on Saturday night. Perhaps not strictly as a contest – Floyd Mayweather Jnr is a big favourite with the bookmakers and they rarely back the wrong horse – but purely as a spectacle. The hype surrounding the bout has been on a scale rarely seen before with the fight expected to surpass all previous pay-per-view revenue records.

The smart money is on the Las Vegas-based boxer. His thus-far unbeaten record, as well as the opinions of most boxing observers, suggest the American should make it to the big five-zero against the Irish MMA upstart Conor McGregor.

However, there are some McGregor supporters about and they’re talking up the UFC champion’s chances quite convincingly.

Either way, it’s an event you don’t want to miss, and luckily it’s being screened at a great time for us here in Hong Kong.

Mayweather and McGregor pose during a media conference. Photo: AFP

What time does it start?

The fight card in Las Vegas consists of eight bouts, four of which will be televised. A couple of the undercard fights are set to be entertaining bouts and, as a contest, the fight between Wales’ Nathan Cleverly and Sweden’s Badou Jack could be the highlight of the night.

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