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boxing icon Manny Pacquiao (L) will meet Floyd Mayweather (R) on May 2 in the
mega-fight their fans have long clamoured for, Mayweather confirmed ©Chris
Cozzone, Robyn Beck (AFP)
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boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will meet unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather in Las
Vegas on May 2 in a fight fans have long craved between the finest boxers of
their generation.
Unbeaten
American Mayweather made the long-awaited announcement on Friday via the social
media website Shots.com, ending weeks of increasingly intense speculation that
the showdown had been set.
"What
the world has been waiting for has arrived. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2,
2015, is a done deal," Mayweather wrote.
The welterweight world title showdown -- Mayweather
owns the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association titles and Pacquiao
the World Boxing Organization crown -- is sure to be the richest in boxing
history, generating massive pay-per-view revenue.
"This is the biggest boxing event of all time,
we're confident of that," Ken Hershman, president of HBO Sports said.
"We couldn't be prouder to be a part of it and help craft it."
Certainly the bout, more than five years in the
making, is expected to break records -- for gate receipts as well as
pay-per-view audience and revenue.
US
media reported that Mayweather will receive 60 percent of the purse and stands
to make some US$120 million, Pacquiao taking US$80 million.
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