Mayweather vs. Canelo closed circuit tickets go on sale today

By Golden Boy Promotions - 06/28/2013 - Comments

1407LAS VEGAS (June 28) – Tickets for closed circuit telecasts of “THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo,” the September 14 mega-fight betweenFloyd “Money” Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez which will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, at ARIA, Mandalay Bay, Mirage and Monte Carlo go on sale today at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. Tickets for the closed circuit telecast at New York-New York will go on sale on Monday, July 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET/Noon PT

General admission tickets for the closed circuit telecasts are priced at $100, not including handling fees, and will be available at each individual property’s box office outlets and also will be available for purchase by phone with a major credit card at 866-799-7711. Closed circuit ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Tickets for closed circuit viewing also are available through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

Closed circuit tickets for the MGM Grand telecast are on sale now.

“The next best thing to being inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena on fight night is to watch the fight with other boxing fans on closed circuit in Las Vegas,” said Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe. “We urge boxing fans from across the country and around the world to get their tickets quickly as we anticipate that these closed circuit telecasts will sell out just like the fight itself did.”

“With every ticket at the MGM Grand Garden Arena sold out for ‘THE ONE,’ the next best way for those in Las Vegas or wishing to travel there for the big-fight experience is seeing it via closed circuit,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “Fans can arrive early in the week, go to all the pre-fight events that are open to the public and then watch the fight on Saturday night. It’s a great way to experience a mega-event like this.”