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Months ahead of their May 2 showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. uploaded a clip of himself on the speed ball, Mirror UK reported.
Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, two of the biggest names in boxing and future hall of famers, will finally face each other after five years of failed negotiations.
"Money" Mayweather uploaded the video via social media photo sharing website Instagram, which shows him going on different paces on the speed ball as part of his early training for his mega fight with the 8 time division champion fighting pride of the Philippines.
Mayweather is reported to purse around $150 million for the fight, the biggest pay out so far in boxing history. The outspoken and undefeated fighter will be putting not only his championship belts (3 championship belts) but also his unblemished record of 47-0.
While the fight is still months from now, boxing fans around the world are finding it difficult to look for tickets.
According to Forbes, while the tickets are not out for public sale yet, it is expected to start at a minimum of $1,000 per gate and ring side tickets is estimated at $5,000. These prices will generate a total of around $40 Million in gate sales which doubles the previous record of $20 Million sales produced by the September 2013 title match between Mayweather and Alvarez.
However, it is also reported that since the announcement of the mega fight, tickets were sold out in just 3 minutes.
At this point, legit ticket re-sale websites are starting to sell tickets at a minimum price of $4,116 up to $9,218 that is originally priced at $1,000 while floor seats starts at $22, 441 apiece.
Hotel room availability is also becoming scares in the area since the announcement and it is highly advised for boxing fans planning to fly to start looking and booking as early as now, but there are no guarantees that they can get one.
