• Manny Pacquiao (L) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (R)

Manny Pacquiao (L) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (R) (Photo : Reuters)

The highly anticipated fight of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is confirmed to happen on May 2 in Las Vegas and the pay-per-view will cost around $100.

According to the Daily Mail, HBO and Showtime are preparing to record a charge of $99.95 for the subscription to watch the fight of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in May.

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With the combined purse of Pacquiao and Mayweather which is $250million, the fight might rise from $300 million to close to half a billion. Other reports said that this will be richest fight of the century between the two.

Furthermore, the publication reported that Pacman has started his trainings in a gym in his hometown, General Santos City in the Philippines for the upcoming fight of the century.

Pacquiao has also started his preparations He tweeted: "I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years."

The Filipino boxing champ also posted on Twitter on Feb. 21, Sunday, that the fight will be dedicated to his fans and to bring glory to his country, the Philippines. The tweet has been retweeted for 14, 305 followers and earned 15, 062 favorites.

Meanwhile, tickets for the fight has not been on sale, but fans from both parties could be charged around $21,000 or (£13,600) for ringside seats, according to Mirror.