679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [129][130], Hours after the fight, Pacquiao's team disclosed that he had injured his right shoulder in April during a training exercise.

[58] The fight was expected to shatter PPV buy records and gross millions of dollars with the ticket prices ranging from $3,500 to $250,000 and the PPV was expected to cost USD 89.95 for SD and USD 99.95 for HD. [103][104][105], Mayweather commissioned specially-designed mouthguards for the fight by Dr. Lee Gause, owner of Iceberg Guards, costing $25,000.
But McGregor hit back on social media: "You have been involved in Manny talks - the legal letters are there.". I can't agree with that. As long as I moved on the outside, I was able to stay away from those. [119][120] To address these issues, the main event was pushed back 45 minutes from its originally projected start time of 8:15 p.m. PT (11:15 p.m. Sky Sports Box Office won exclusive television rights in the UK to the bout, and produced a four episode broadcast leading up to the event titled Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Countdown. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum expressed optimism that the fight could be finalized by Super Bowl Sunday at the soonest and that there would be no further deadlines for the fight, stating that the negotiations are nearly complete. It's hard not to feel for Shamrock Rovers midfielder Jack Byrne.

The Notorious first claimed that he’s about to fight Pacquiao with a tweet last Friday, and he initially mentioned at the post-fight press conference following his win over Donald Cerrone in January. You know, that's something I have to talk to Manny about, but we have nothing to hide," Koncz said. He’s moving around. After the bout, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe stated that a fight with Pacquiao was the "next obvious choice from a marketing standpoint."[21].

[62][63][64] As per the contract, the first $160 million of revenue and the revenue above $180 million from the fight was split 60/40 between the fighters, with Mayweather receiving the larger 60% share.
Despite being out of the ring for 21 months, Mayweather looked as sharp as ever and dominated the fight, winning by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision. "[18] At the time, 31-year-old Mayweather registered 39 wins and no losses in his historic career. The fight was televised through a pay-per-view (PPV) jointly produced by HBO and Showtime, the respective rightsholders of Pacquiao and Mayweather. [19] Márquez had previously fought Pacquiao in two controversial outings: they fought to a 12-round draw on May 8, 2004, and Pacquiao was awarded a 12-round split decision win on March 15, 2008.