| LAS VEGAS (Marzu 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 “Flus” Mayweather steps into the ring to face eight-division world champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao in an epic welterweight world championship unification bout. Il mega-ġlieda tant mistenni ser issir IS-SIBT, Mejju 2 fil-MGM Grand Garden Arena fil Las Vegas. Promossi mill Promozzjonijiet Mayweather u Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® u HBO Pay Per View® li tibda fl 9:00 p.m. U/ 6:00 p.m. PT.
Superstars Mayweather u Pacquiao, appell crossover li tittraxxendi l-isport u għamlet minnhom ismijiet tad-dar, se jikkompetu fil avveniment li huwa mistenni li eklissi kwalunkwe u kull pay per view, gate ħajjin u rekords ċirkwit magħluqa. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao se rivali prizefights leġġendarju u memorabbli fl-istorja tal-isport bħall- “Thrilla f'Manila,” l- “Ħsejjes fil-ġungla” u Zokkor Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns.
“Peress li l-ġlieda tħabbret, ir-rispons mill-pubbliku kien unbelievable, u huwa saħansitra aktar ċar li dan huwa l-ġlieda l-fannijiet trid tara,” Said Mayweather. “Jien grat li Manny Pacquiao u I kienu kapaċi jagħmlu dan iseħħ. Dan se jkun l-akbar avveniment fl-istorja tal-boksing. I can not nirringrazzja tim tiegħi biżżejjed għall-appoġġ tagħhom minn jum wieħed. Jien aktar motivati minn qatt qabel biex jitqiegħdu fuq juru unbelievable, and I’ll be ready for Mejju 2.”
“I will be ready for my date with destiny on Mejju 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, kif dejjem, biex iġibu glorja lejn il-Filippini u l-Filippini kollegi tiegħi madwar id-dinja.”
Il-ġellieda, promoturi u eżekuttivi netwerk ħadmu f'kooperazzjoni mill-qrib biex jiżguraw li kull dettal kien miftiehem u stabbiliti sabiex jitwasslu din il-ġlieda storika.
“Din il-ġlieda huwa dak li aħna ve kollha ilhom jistennew għal,” Said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ta Promozzjonijiet Mayweather. Aħna dejjem ngħidu li aħna rridu li tagħti l-fannijiet dak li jridu, u fuq Mejju 2 they will get just that. “Mayweather vs. Pacquiao hija l-akbar avveniment fl-istorja tal-boksing, u aħna qed kunfidenti li se break kollha pay per view, gate live, u rekords ċirkwit magħluqa. Floyd ħadmet ħafna karriera kollha tiegħu u kkontrollat destin tiegħu stess biex tikseb dan il-punt. Promozzjonijiet Mayweather huwa eċċitati għalih u biex ikunu parti minn din l-opportunità straordinarja għal kulħadd involut.”
“Id-dinja kollha qed jistenna bil-ħerqa dan il-battalja eċċitanti,” qal Hall ta promotur Fame Bob Arum ta 'Fuq Rank “Bl-għajnuna ta 'Alla, se nkunu trijonfanti.”
“Manny Pacquiao u Floyd Mayweather kienu l-żewġ ġellieda aktar prominenti fl-isport tal-boxing għall-aħħar għaxar snin, u l-ġlieda fannijiet madwar id-dinja ġew clamoring għalihom li jiffaċċjaw lil xulxin,” qal Ken Hershman, President HBO Sports. “U issa, fuq Mejju 2, fil dak li kulħadd jemmen li ser tkun il-boxing avveniment akbar ta 'kull żmien, fight fans have been granted their wish. Mejju 2 will be a signature moment for the sport of boxing and HBO Sports is thrilled to be a part of this spectacular event. Naf li l-ġellieda u timijiet tagħhom se jiġu ipprajmata biex jisbqu u qed nippjanaw li taħdem mill-qrib ma 'kulħadd involut li jagħti l-istess livell ta' rendiment minn perspettiva xandira.”
“Meta Netwerks Showtime iffirmat Floyd Mayweather bdejna ippjanar ta 'avvenimenti spettakolari matul it-terminu tal-ftehim tagħna. For both Floyd and for us, din il-ġlieda kienet l-ogħla prijorità,” qal Stephen Espinoza, Viċi-President Eżekuttiv & General Manager, Showtime Sports. “L-antiċipazzjoni kbira għal din il-ġlieda huwa sewqan magħna biex jaħdmu madwar l-arloġġ fuq kważi kull aspett ta 'l-avveniment li jagħti preżentazzjoni ta' klassi dinjija denja ta Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.”
“Bħal boxing fannijiet madwar id-dinja, aħna qed eċċitati ħafna li l-Mayweather vs. Ġlieda Pacquiao wasal fil-qofol tiegħu,” qal Richard Sturm, president tal-Divertiment u l-Isport għall MGM Resorts Internazzjonali. “Aħna ferħana li jkollhom l-opportunità li jospita din il-ġlieda kampjonat fil 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.”
Wieħed mill-ġellieda aktar imżejjen fl-istorja ta 'l-isport, l undefeated Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 Kos) huwa 11-time champion tad-dinja fl diviżjonijiet piż ħames snin u huwa rikonoxxut universalment bħala l-Nru. 1 ġellied fid-dinja-lira għall lira. Bil-veloċità trademark tiegħu, prowess difensiv u ħila li wieħed jaqra l-avversarji tiegħu Mayweather kellhom ħafna jirbaħ fuq 20 world champions in his already legendary 19-year career. Minbarra l-kisbiet tiegħu fil-ring, Forbes, Fortune u Sports Illustrated ikunu semmew Mayweather-ogħla mħallsa atleta diversi drabi fid-dinja. Avvenimenti Tiegħu
medja ta 'iktar minn miljun ħsieb pay per jixtri per ġlieda, li huwa l-ogħla medja ta 'kwalunkwe boxer fl-istorja. 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. S'issa, Mayweather huwa l-uniku ġlied li ħadu sehem fil żewġ avvenimenti li ġġeneraw aktar minn 2 million pay-per-view buys each. Mayweather has been decorated with awards for “Best Male atleta” u “Fighter tas-Sena” minn diversi organizzazzjonijiet inklużi ħames ESPN Awards ESPY u tnejn Kittieba Boxing Assoċjazzjoni ta 'premjijiet Amerika.
Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 Kos), ir-rappreżentant kungress isolati mill-provinċja Sarangani fil-Filippini (kien reelected għal tieni terminu, running opposti fl 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 tal-Deċennju,” Resumé Pacquiao tal-karatteristiċi rebħiet fuq Hall preżent u futur ta 'Famers, inkluż Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley u Juan Manuel Marquez. Mill 2008 biex 2010, ħamsa minn seba 'rebħiet tiegħu kienu rebħiet titolu dinja fil-ħames klassijiet ta' piż differenti, minn 130 biex 154 liri. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. minn Pacquiao, li huwa wkoll kreditati bl b'aktar minn 13 million domestic pay-per-view buys. Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title last year, fuq April 12, permezz ta 'deċiżjoni unanima jpetpet fuq Timothy Bradley Jr, avenging kontroversjali tiegħu 2012 telf deċiżjoni maqsuma lejn it-undefeated żewġ diviżjoni champion tad-dinja.
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Il MGM Grand Garden Arena hija dar għal kunċerti, kampjonat tal-boksing u sportivi premier u avvenimenti speċjali. Il Arena joffri bilqiegħda komdu għal kemm 16,800 ma sightlines eċċellenti u l-istat ta 'l-arti akustika, 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 u Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez; u kunċerti minn Il-Rolling Stones, Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, George Strait, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, U2, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, 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 Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival, Basketball Championship Men Pac-12 u il-Iffriżat Fury NHL qabel l-istaġun logħba ospitat mill-Kings Los Angeles.
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