By Allan Fox: The tremendous mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the Philippine’s Manny Pacquiao is now just one day away for their match-up on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For those boxing fans who curious about the start time for the pay-per-view portion of the fight, it will be starting at 6PM PT, 9PM ET. The fight will be televised on HBO/Showtime pay-per-view.
The main event between Mayweather and Pacquiao will obviously be later in the telecast, as the first two fights on the pay-per-view portion of the card will eat up an hour or so. WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko will be defending his WBO title against challenger Gamalier Rodriguez in the first fight of the PPV portion of the fight card. Next, in the co-feature fight, WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz will be moving up to the featherweight division to fight Jose Cayetano in what promises to be an exciting all-action type of fight.
The cost of ordering the fight on PPV is $89.95 for standard definition and $99.95 for high definition. These prices are also the same for DirectTV in the U.S.
As for the boxing fans that will be traveling to see the fight live tomorrow night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the address of the MGM Grand is 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Nevada. If the fans were unable to get lodging to stay at the MGM Grand hotel while in Vegas for the fight, there are a number of nearby hotels to the MGM Grand that boxing fans can stay at.
Here are some of the nearby hotels:
1. Hooters Casino Hotel
115 East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89109
2. New York New York Hotel & Casino
3790 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
3. Mandarin Oriental Hotel
3752 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109
4. Americas Best Value Inn
167 East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89109
5. Howard Johnson Inn East Tropicana
165 East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89109
The cost of staying at these hotels will vary. Some will obviously be more expensive than others.
Fans can expect a lot of traffic and activity in Las Vegas during the weekend so they need to be prepared for that.
Friday’s weigh-in for Mayweather, Pacquiao and the undercard fighters will be taking place at the MGM Grand. The cost of admission is $10 in a first come first served basis. Due to the high demand, it’s unclear if there are any tickets left at this point, however.
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