Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Official!

By Mayweather Promotions - 02/21/2015 - Comments

– Floyd Mayweather: What the world has been waiting for has arrived. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015, is a done deal. I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did. We will make history on May 2nd. Don’t miss it!

This is the signed contract from both fighters.

-Manny Pacquiao : “I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years.”

-Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports:

“Everyone involved, including Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, knows this fight simply had to happen. All of us are thrilled to be able to deliver this event to boxing fans around the world. Now, for the second time under his current deal with Showtime Networks, Floyd Mayweather has agreed to fight an opponent that many people thought he’d never face. We set an all-time pay-per-view record with the first event back in September 2013, and we look forward to another record-breaking performance on May 2.”

-Ken Hershman, President, HBO Sports:

“Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have been the two most prominent fighters in the sport of boxing for the past decade, and fight fans around the world have been clamoring for them to face each other. And now, on May 2nd, in what everyone believes will be the biggest boxing event of all-time, fight fans have been granted their wish. May 2nd will be a signature moment for the sport of boxing and HBO Sports is thrilled to be a part of this spectacular event. I know the fighters and their teams will be primed to excel and we plan to work closely with everyone involved to deliver the same level of performance from a broadcast perspective.”

– Freddie Roach: “Floyd should enjoy being the A-Side while he can because on May 2 Manny is going to put him on his backside.”

– Bob Arum: “It’s going to be a great fight. We are confident our fighter Manny Pacquiao
will emerge victorious.”

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao- Formal announcement- Teleconference media call