| Las Vegas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 11, 2015) – Sports fans will be treated to the fight that has captured the attention of the entire world when boxing’s pound-for-pound king Floyd “Nyiaj” Mayweather steps into the ring to face eight-division world champion Manny “Pac-txiv neej” Pacquiao in an epic welterweight world championship unification bout. Qhov ntau-xav mega-sib ntaus yuav muab qhov chaw Saturday, Tej zaum 2 nyob rau ntawm lub MGM Grand vaj Arena nyob rau hauv Las Vegas. Nce los ntawm Mayweather Promotions thiab sab saum toj nyob qib Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® thiab HBO Them-Ib-View® pib thaum 9:00 p.m. THIAB/ 6:00 p.m. PT.
Superstars Mayweather thiab Pacquiao, uas nws crossover tsis txaus siab transcends kev ua si nawv thiab tau ua rau lawv tsev neeg npe, yuav sib tw nyob rau hauv ib tug kev tshwm sim uas yuav tsum dab noj hnub twg thiab tag nrho cov them-ib-saib, nyob rooj vag thiab kaw Circuit Court cov ntaub ntawv. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao yuav yeeb ncuab legendary thiab nco prizefights nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv cov keeb kwm xws li cov “Thrilla nyob rau hauv Manila,” lub “Rumble nyob rau hauv lub zoov nuj txeeg” thiab Qab Zib Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns.
“Txij thaum lub sib ntaus twb tshaj tawm, cov lus teb los ntawm cov pej xeem tau unbelievable, thiab nws yog txawm ntau paub tseeb hais tias qhov no yog qhov kev sib ntaus tus kiv cua xav pom,” Hais Mayweather. “Kuv xav thov ua tsaug uas Manny Pacquiao thiab kuv twb tau kom nws tshwm sim. Qhov no yuav tsum yog tus biggest kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv lub keeb kwm ntawm boxing. Kuv tsis tau ua tsaug rau kuv pab neeg kom txaus rau lawv cov kev pab txhawb nqa ntawm ib hnub ib. Kuv xav paub ntau tshaj mob siab dua puas tau mus muab tso rau hauv ib tug ntseeg tsis tau qhia, and I’ll be ready for Tej zaum 2.”
“I will be ready for my date with destiny on Tej zaum 2,” said Pacquiao. “I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years. They have waited long enough and they deserve it. It is their mandate. It is an honor to be part of this historic event. I dedicate this fight to all the fans who willed this fight to happen and, raws li ib txwm, coj yeeb koob mus rau lub Philippines thiab kuv peb cov kwvtij Filipeej ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no.”
Lub tua hluav taws, promoters thiab network tswj ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv kev koom tes nyob ze kom paub meej tias txhua yam twb pom zoo thiab teev nyob rau hauv thiaj li yuav xa no historic sib ntaus.
“No sib ntaus yog dab tsi peb twb tag nrho cov tau tos,” Hais Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ntawm Mayweather Promotions. Peb yeej ib txwm hais tias peb xav muab lub kiv cua yam uas lawv xav, thiab nyob rau Tej zaum 2 they will get just that. “Mayweather vs. Pacquiao yog lub loj tshaj tshwm sim nyob rau hauv lub keeb kwm ntawm boxing, thiab peb nyob kaj siab lug nws yuav ua txhaum tag nrho them-ib-saib, nyob rooj vag, thiab kaw Circuit Court cov ntaub ntawv. Floyd tau ua hauj lwm nyuaj rau nws tag nrho cov hauj lwm thiab tswj nws tus kheej destiny mus rau qhov no point. Mayweather Promotions yog pog rau nws thiab ua ib feem ntawm no extraordinary lub sij hawm rau txhua leej txhua tus muab kev koom tes.”
“Tag nrho lub ntiaj teb no yog eagerly tos no exciting sib ntaus sib tua,” hais tias Hall ntawm koob meej pab txhawb Bob Arum ntawm sab saum toj nyob qib “Nrog rau cov kev pab los ntawm Vajtswv, peb yuav tsum qhia.”
“Manny Pacquiao thiab Floyd Mayweather tau lub ob feem ntau mas neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing rau yav dhau los xyoo caum, thiab sib ntaus kiv cua ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no muaj tau clamoring rau lawv mus fim txhua lwm yam,” hais tias Ken Hershman, Thawj Tswj Hwm HBO kev ua si. “Thiab tam sim no, rau Tej zaum 2, nyob rau hauv dab tsi txhua leej txhua tus ntseeg hais tias yuav yog tus biggest boxing kev tshwm sim ntawm tag nrho-lub sij hawm, fight fans have been granted their wish. Tej zaum 2 will be a signature moment for the sport of boxing and HBO Sports is thrilled to be a part of this spectacular event. Kuv paub neeg tua hluav taws thiab lawv pawg yuav tsum tau luam rau zoo thiab npaj mus ua hauj lwm ze nrog txhua leej txhua tus muab kev koom tes kom xa rau tib theem ntawm kev ua tau zoo los ntawm ib tug broadcast foundations.”
“Thaum Showtime tes hauj lwm kos npe Floyd Mayweather peb pib npaj rau spectacular cov txheej xwm thoob plaws lub sij hawm ntawm peb cov kev pom zoo. For both Floyd and for us, no sib ntaus yog tus tseem ceeb tshaj plaws,” hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “Lub overwhelming anticipation rau hauv no sib ntaus yog tus tsav tsheb rau peb mus ua hauj lwm nyob ib ncig ntawm lub moos nyob zoo txhua yam ntawm cov kev tshwm sim kom xa ib world-class kev nthuav qhia uas tsim nyog ntawm Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.”
“Zoo li boxing kiv cua thoob ntiaj teb, peb pog hais tias cov Mayweather vs. Pacquiao sib ntaus tau tuaj mus fruition,” hais tias Richard Sturm, tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm Lom ze thiab kev ua si rau MGM Resorts International. “Peb zoo siab heev muaj lub sij hawm los host no championship sib ntaus ntawm MGM Grand, home to the sport’s biggest events. This May weekend will prove to be one of the most electric weekends Las Vegas has ever experienced.”
Ib qho ntawm feem dai kom zoo nkauj tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv lub keeb kwm ntawm lub ua si nawv, lub undefeated Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 Kos) yog ib tug 11-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb no yeej nyob rau hauv tsib qhov hnyav kev sib cais thiab yog universally pom zoo raws li cov Tsis. 1 phaus-rau-phaus fighter nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no. Nrog nws trademark ceev, defensive prowess thiab muaj peev xwm nyeem nws tw Mayweather tau amassed yeej tshaj 20 world champions in his already legendary 19-year career. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd rau nws nyob rau hauv-lub nplhaib ua tiav, Forbes, Fortune thiab kev ua si taw qhia muaj npe hu ua Mayweather lub ntiaj teb no lub siab tshaj plaws-them nyiaj kis las ntau lub sij hawm. Nws cov txheej xwm
nruab nrab ntau tshaj ib lab nyiaj-ib-saib yuav ib sib ntaus, uas yog lub siab tshaj plaws nruab nrab ntawm tej boxer nyob rau hauv keeb kwm. Mayweather holds the all-time record in gross pay-per-view receipts and has participated in three of the top six highest grossing pay-per-view events of all-time. Yog li deb, Mayweather yog lub tsuas fighter tau koom nyob rau hauv ob txheej xwm uas generated ntau tshaj 2 million pay-per-view buys each. Mayweather has been decorated with awards for “Zoo tshaj plaws Txiv neej pob” thiab “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo” los ntawm ntau yam koom haum xws li tsib ESPN ESPY txeeb thiab ob Boxing sau ntawv Association of America qhuas.
Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 Kos), cov leeg fwv sawv cev los ntawm lub Sarangani xeev nyob rau hauv lub Philippines (nws reelected mus rau ib tug thib ob lub sij hawm, khiav unopposed nyob rau hauv 2013), is the only fighter to win eight world titles in as many different weight divisions. A three-time Fighter of the Year and the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter ntawm lub xyoo caum,” Pacquiao lub resume nta victories tshaj tam sim no thiab yav tom ntej Hall ntawm Famers, xws li Oscar tsib La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley thiab Juan Manuel Marquez. Los ntawm 2008 rau 2010, tsib ntawm nws xya victories twb ntiaj teb no title victories nyob rau hauv tsib txawv hnyav chav kawm, los ntawm 130 rau 154 phaus. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. tshaj Pacquiao, uas yog tseem muaj nqi nrog ntau tshaj 13 million domestic pay-per-view buys. Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title last year, rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 12, ntawm ib tug scintillating unanimous kev txiav txim siab tshaj Timothy Bradley Jr., avenging nws muaj teeb meem 2012 split kev txiav txim siab tsis mus rau lub undefeated ob-faib lub ntiaj teb no yeej.
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Lub MGM Grand vaj Arena yog lub tsev mus rau concerts, championship boxing thiab premier ntaus pob ncaws pob thiab tej yam tshwj xeeb. Lub Arena muaj xis zaum rau raws li ntau raws li 16,800 nrog zoo heev sightlines thiab lub xeev-of-the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to date have included world championship fights between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as well as Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather thiab Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez; thiab concerts los ntawm Lub Rolling pob zeb, Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, George Strait, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, U2, Poj niam Gaga, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Alicia Daws, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert. The MGM Grand Garden Arena also is home to annual events including Academy of Country Music Awards, Billboard Music txeeb, iHeartRadio Music Festival, Pac-12 Txiv neej Basketball Championship thiab cov Khov Fury NHL pre-lub caij ua si tuav los ntawm lub Los Angeles Vaj.
Yog xav paub ntxiv mus xyuas www.mayweatherpromotions.com, www.toprank.com, www.SHO.com/Cov kev ua si,www.hbo.com/boxing thiab www.mgmgrand.com and follow on Twitter at @floydmayweather, MannyPacquiaomayweatherpromo, TRBoxing, SHOSports, HBOboxing ThiabSwanson_Comm, thiab ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook ntawmwww.facebook.com/FloydMayweather, www.facebook.com / TopRankMannyPacquiao www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions, www.facebook.com/TRBoxing, www.facebook.com/SHOsports thiabwww.facebook.com/HBOBoxing. |
