Superstars Mayweather na Pacquiao, ambao crossover rufaa ipitayo michezo na imefanya yao majina ya kaya, mapenzi kushindana katika tukio hilo kuwa unatarajiwa kupatwa yeyote na wote kulipa-per-mtazamo, live mlango na kumbukumbu kufungwa mzunguko. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao itakuwa mpinzani prizefights hadithi na kukumbukwa katika historia ya mchezo kama vile “Thrilla katika Manila,” akaonekana “Rumble katika jungle” na Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns.

“Tangu vita ilitangazwa, majibu kutoka kwa umma imekuwa unbelievable, na ni wazi zaidi kwamba hii ni vita mashabiki wanataka kuona,” ulisema Mayweather. “Mimi nina kushukuru kwamba Manny Pacquiao na mimi walikuwa na uwezo wa kufanya hivyo kutokea. Hii itakuwa tukio kubwa katika historia ya ndondi. Siwezi kuwashukuru timu yangu ya kutosha kwa msaada wao kutoka siku moja. Mimi nina zaidi motisha kuliko milele kuweka kwenye show ya ajabu, and I’ll be ready for Mei 2.”

“I will be ready for my date with destiny on Mei 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, kama siku zote, kuleta utukufu kwa Philippines na Wafilipino wenzangu duniani kote.”

wapiganaji, promoters na watendaji mtandao kazi kwa ushirikiano wa karibu ili kuhakikisha kwamba kila undani kilichokubaliwa na kuweka ili kutoa vita hii ya kihistoria.

“Vita hii ni nini tumekuwa wote wamekuwa wakisubiri,” ulisema Leonard Ellerbe, Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Mayweather Promotions. Sisi daima kusema kwamba tunataka kuwapa mashabiki wanataka nini, na juu ya Mei 2 they will get just that. “Mayweather vs. Pacquiao ni tukio kubwa katika historia ya ndondi, na sisi ni ujasiri itakuwa mapumziko wote kulipa-per-mtazamo, live mlango, na kumbukumbu kufungwa mzunguko. Floyd amefanya kazi kwa bidii kazi yake yote na kudhibitiwa hatima yake mwenyewe kwa kupata hatua hii. Mayweather Promotions ni msisimko kwa ajili yake na kuwa sehemu ya nafasi hii ya ajabu kwa kila mtu kushiriki.”

“dunia nzima ni wanasubiri kwa hamu vita hii ya kusisimua,” alisema Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum ya Juu Rank “Kwa msaada wa Mungu, tutakuwa na ushindi.”

“Manny Pacquiao na Floyd Mayweather wamekuwa mbili wapiganaji wengi maarufu katika mchezo wa ndondi kwa muongo mmoja uliopita, na kupambana na mashabiki duniani kote wamekuwa clamoring kwa wao uso kila mmoja,” alisema Ken Hershman, Rais HBO Sports. “Na sasa, juu ya Mei 2, katika nini kila mtu anaamini itakuwa kubwa ndondi tukio la muda wote, fight fans have been granted their wish. Mei 2 will be a signature moment for the sport of boxing and HBO Sports is thrilled to be a part of this spectacular event. Najua wapiganaji na timu zao watakuwa wamepata uelewa kuutumia na tuna mpango wa kazi kwa karibu na kila mtu kushiriki kutoa ngazi moja ya utendaji kutoka matangazo mtazamo.”

“Wakati Showtime Networks saini Floyd Mayweather tulianza mipango kwa ajili ya matukio ya kuvutia katika muda wa mkataba wetu. For both Floyd and for us, vita hii ilikuwa kipaumbele,” alisema Stephen Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji & Meneja Mkuu, Showtime Sports. “kutarajia kubwa sana kwa vita hii ni kuendesha gari yetu kufanya kazi kwa karibu saa juu ya karibu kila nyanja ya tukio ili kutoa duniani darasa presentation anastahili Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.”

“Kama mashabiki ndondi duniani kote, sisi ni msisimko sana kwamba Mayweather vs. Pacquiao kupambana ina kuja kuzaa matunda,” alisema Richard Sturm, rais wa Burudani na Michezo kwa MGM Resorts International. “Sisi ni furaha ya kuwa na fursa ya kuwa mwenyeji hii kupambana michuano katika 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.”

Moja ya wapiganaji wengi decorated katika historia ya michezo, undefeated Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 Kos) ni 11 wakati bingwa wa dunia katika tarafa uzito tano na ni kwa wote kutambuliwa kama No. 1 pound-kwa-pound fighter katika ulimwengu. Na biashara kasi yake, kujihami uwezo na uwezo wa kusoma wapinzani wake Mayweather imelimbikiza mafanikio ya juu 20 world champions in his already legendary 19-year career. Mbali na wake mafanikio katika-pete, Forbes, Mpiga na Sports Illustrated yapanga Mayweather duniani juu ya kulipwa mwanamichezo mara nyingi. Matukio yake

wastani zaidi ya milioni moja kulipa-per-mtazamo hununua kwa mapambano, ambayo ni wastani juu ya boxer wowote katika historia. 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. Hivi sasa, Mayweather ni mpiganaji tu kwa wameshiriki katika matukio mawili ambayo yanayotokana zaidi ya 2 million pay-per-view buys each. Mayweather has been decorated with awards for “Mwanaume bora mwanamichezo” na “Fighter wa Mwaka” na mashirika mbalimbali ikiwa ni pamoja na tano ESPN ESPY Awards na Boxing Waandishi mbili Chama cha tuzo ya Kaskazini.

Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 Kos), lone congressional mwakilishi kutoka mkoa Sarangani katika Philippines (yeye alichaguliwa tena kwa muhula wa pili, mbio bila kupingwa katika 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 wa Muongo,” Kuendelea na Pacquiao wa makala ushindi juu ya sasa na ya baadaye Hall ya famers, ikiwa ni pamoja na Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley na Juan Manuel Marquez. Kutoka 2008 kwa 2010, tano ya ushindi wake saba walikuwa ushindi cheo dunia katika madarasa ya tano tofauti uzito, kutoka 130 kwa 154 paundi. No active boxer has sold more live tickets in the U.S. kuliko Pacquiao, ambaye pia ni sifa kwa zaidi ya 13 million domestic pay-per-view buys. Pacquiao regained the WBO welterweight title last year, juu ya Aprili 12, kupitia scintillating usiojulikana uamuzi juu ya Timothy Bradley Jr., kisasi utata wake 2012 mgawanyiko uamuzi hasara kwa undefeated mbili mgawanyiko bingwa wa dunia.

Michuano ya Dunia Boxing® mfululizo, akaonekanaHBO Pay-Per-View® huduma, ambayo isthe kulipa-per-view mkono wa Home Box ofisi na wasambazaji Waziri wa programu ya tukio kulipa-per-mtazamo sekta, and the late-night HBO Boxing After Dark® mfululizo, ambao ulianzishwa katika 1996.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), kabisa inayomilikiwa ya CBS Corporation, anamiliki na kazi mitandao ya televisheni premium Showtime^®, MOVIE CHANNEL^™ na Flix^®, vilevile njia multiplex Showtime 2^™, Showtime^® Kuonyesha, Showtime SANA^®, Showtime BEYOND^®, Showtime NEXT^®, WOMEN Showtime^®, Showtime ZONE FAMILY^® na MOVIE CHANNEL^™ Xtra. SNI pia inatoa Showtime HD^™, MOVIE CHANNEL^™ HD, Showtime juu ya mahitaji^® na MOVIE CHANNEL^™ Juu ya mahitaji, na mtandao wa uthibitisho huduma Showtime wakati wowote^®. SNI pia itaweza Smithsonian Networks, ubia kati ya SNI na Taasisi Smithsonian, ambayo inatoa Smithsonian Channel^™. All SNI feeds kutoa kuimarishwa sauti kwa kutumia Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI masoko na kusambaza michezo na matukio ya burudani kwa ajili ya maonyesho kwa wanachama juu ya kulipa-per-view msingi kupitia Showtime PPV^®.
MGM Grand Garden Arena ni nyumbani kwa matamasha, michuano ya ndondi na Waziri michezo na matukio maalum. Arena inatoa Seating starehe kwa ajili ya wengi kama 16,800 na sightlines bora na hali ya-ya sanaa 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 na Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez; na matamasha na 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, Mpira wa kikapu michuano ya Pac-12 ya wanaume na Frozen Fury NHL kabla ya msimu mchezo mwenyeji na Los Angeles Kings.

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