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Fans to be charged for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weigh-in

All funds raised going to the charities chosen by the welterweight boxers

A crowd gathers to watch as boxer Manny Pacquiao, together with suporters and training mates, work out at a park following his morning jog in Los Angeles. Photograph: AFP PHOTO
A crowd gathers to watch as boxer Manny Pacquiao, together with suporters and training mates, work out at a park following his morning jog in Los Angeles. Photograph: AFP PHOTO
Fri Apr 24 2015 - 17:42

Boxing fans hoping to attend the weigh-in for the welterweight showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd must buy advance tickets.

The vast numbers expected to attend the eve-of-fight ritual at the MGM Grand Garden Arena has prompted fight organisers to take the step of charging for entry to the event.

Tickets will cost $6.60 (€6) and will go on sale through MGM Resorts call centre and box office on Friday at 8pm with all funds raised going to the charities chosen by Mayweather and Pacquiao – Susan G. Komen and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

“The weigh-in is always the grand finale of fight week activities,” said Mayweather Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe. “And with the massive interest in this fight, the number of fans looking to attend the official weigh-in is going to be something we’ve never seen before.

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“We’re excited to be able to use the enthusiasm around this event to provide donations to two very deserving charities.”

A mere 500 tickets were made available to the public for the clash between the two best fighters of their generation. These sold out in minutes with resale prices on secondary seller StubHub ranging from $3,900 to $85,000 on Friday morning.

Concerned by the prospect of mass attendance at the weigh-in by the hundreds of thousands of fans expected to descend on Las Vegas for fight weekend, organisers opted to charge for seats, which will be allocated. ends