Mayweather Vs. Pacquiao Shatters Records With Over 4.4 Million U.S. Buys
Floyd
Mayweather Jr. exchange punches with Manny Pacquiao
during their welterweight unification championship bout, May 2, 2015
at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather
defeated Pacquiao by unanimous decision.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)— So much for the thought of boxing being dead. It wasn’t at least for one day.
The May 2nd Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight shattered the previous record for total pay-per-view buys and now ranks as the highest-grossing pay-per-view of all time by generating more than 4.4 million U.S. buys and more than $400 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue alone, according to a press release from Showtime, which co-broadcast the event with HBO Sports.
With additional revenue from the live gate at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, international television distribution, sponsorships, closed circuit and merchandise sales, the event is expected to generate in excess of $500 million in gross worldwide receipts. The news was announced jointly by Showtime Networks Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, and HBO in conjunction with event promoters Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank, Inc.
For full story go to: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/
during their welterweight unification championship bout, May 2, 2015
at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather
defeated Pacquiao by unanimous decision.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)— So much for the thought of boxing being dead. It wasn’t at least for one day.
The May 2nd Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight shattered the previous record for total pay-per-view buys and now ranks as the highest-grossing pay-per-view of all time by generating more than 4.4 million U.S. buys and more than $400 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue alone, according to a press release from Showtime, which co-broadcast the event with HBO Sports.
With additional revenue from the live gate at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, international television distribution, sponsorships, closed circuit and merchandise sales, the event is expected to generate in excess of $500 million in gross worldwide receipts. The news was announced jointly by Showtime Networks Inc., a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, and HBO in conjunction with event promoters Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank, Inc.
For full story go to: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/
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