The official weigh-in for fighters on "MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2" takes place Friday, Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is airing live on SHOWTIME. The event will kick-off with special performances by hip-hop artist Rick Ross and Latin pop artist Prince Royce.
"MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2," a 12-round world championship bout for Mayweather's WBA Welterweight Belt and WBC Welterweight and Super Welterweight World Titles takes place Saturday, Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona Extra, O'Reilly Auto Parts and "The Equalizer" in theaters Sept. 26 and Mexico - Live it to Believe It!. The event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) and is the fourth fight of a six-fight deal between Mayweather and Showtime Networks Inc. In the co-main event, Leo Santa Cruz defends his WBC Super Bantamweight Title against Manuel Roman in a 12-round bout and Miguel Vazquez faces Mickey Bey in a 12-round bout for the IBF Lightweight World Championship. In the pay-per-view opener, Alfredo Angulo squares against James De La Rosa in a 10-round middleweight bout (162 lbs.). The event will be also available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).
Plus, SHOWTIME will televise Humberto Soto in a 10-round bout for the vacant NABO Junior Welterweight Championship during "Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: COUNTDOWN LIVE" (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the live pay per view event).