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On May 11, HBO officially released that the fight generated $78.3 million in revenue. [11] According to initial inside sources the PPV buyrate was expected to be around 1.1 to 1.5 million. buys. [15] With Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, who sponsored the fight saying he first thought that the buyrate would be around 3.5 to 4 ...
At least 150,000 people gather in Kathmandu to support Maoists who want the Prime Minister to resign; a general strike is called for on Sunday, May 2. (The News International) Greek police shoot tear gas at protesters in Athens during an anti-government march.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as the Fight of the Century or the Battle for Greatness, [1] was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion and WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for the unified world welterweight championship.
This was the first boxing match held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, drawing more than 41,000 people. This was Pacquiao's first defense of his newly awarded WBO welterweight title. March 20 – Wladimir Klitschko knocks out Eddie Chambers with a fierce left to the temple with five seconds left in the fight.
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Boxing matches tend to be organised as one of three types: professional, amateur or exhibition. But what is the difference between them? Generally speaking, most ‘major’ fights – including ...
The match was shorter than the average fight, but the event as a whole received so many views that the site cr Verdict: False This post was authored on Nov. 14 and the boxing match did not occur ...
5 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (169 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight: 144.6 lb (66 kg) 150 lb (68 kg) Style: Southpaw: Orthodox: Recognition: WBO Welterweight Champion The Ring No. 2 Ranked Welterweight The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 7-division world champion: WBC No. 1 Ranked Super Welterweight WBC International super welterweight champion