Sky Sports Box workplace buys rights to screen the could a
pair of Las Vegas bout within the Britain.
Sky Sports Box workplace has won the bid for the exclusive
live rights to ‘the fight of the century’, the welterweight world championship
unification clash between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
It is understood that they bid around £3 million and can
share a little of the pay per read revenue with the promoters.
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Dutch Leonard
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says Floyd's father
The cost of the event are £19.95 and €24.95 across all types
of booking up till time of day weekday one could.
The ppv sales, expected to be between one.5 and 1.8 million,
square measure anticipated to come up with up to £36 million.
The contest, one in all the foremost thirstily anticipated
events in boxing history, are shown live from the MGM Garden Arena in Las
Vegas.
Analysis of the fight are provided by economic expert,
former world light heavyweight champion Confederate soldier Lord Nelson and
former world light-weight champion Jim Watt.
Barney Francis, manager of Sky Sports, said: “This fight has
everything and is about to be one in all the largest sports events of the year.
Because the home of boxing within the Britain and Republic of Eire, we’re
excited to be awarded the rights.
That smashes the gate record set in 2013 once Mayweather
fought Canelo Alvarez ($20,003,150) by over $50 million.
Mayweather-Pacquiao is being beaked because the fight of the
century, and, because it follows, going to be a celebration to a vital piece of
boxing history goes to value.
The cheapest price ticket can opt for around $1,500 whereas high-end
tickets can opt for around $7,500. Oh yeah, the live gate solely counts those
that square measure rash enough to pay admission. With everything else rolled
in, the fight’s total worth appearance borderline obscene.
