Manny Pacquiao, boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and 2008 Fighter of the Year, and IBO and Ring Magazine World Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton will host ONE U.S. press event for their 12-round world championship fight before fight week. Pacquiao, Hatton and their respective trainers Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather Sr.,will get their last looks at each other until the final week of April during a press event scheduled for later this month.
Pacquiao vs. Hatton "The Battle of East and West," presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and promoted by Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, in association with MP Promotions and Hatton Promotions, takes place Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand. The 12-round rumble will be for Hatton's IBO and Ring Magazine World Junior Welterweight titles. The fight is also sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. Remaining tickets, priced at $1,000, $750, $500, $300 and $150, can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available online at www.mgmgrand.com.
The Pacquiao vs. Hatton pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Pacquiao vs. Hatton fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
HBO Sports' acclaimed reality franchise "24/7" will return with the premiere of the four-part series PACQUIAO/HATTON 24/7 on Saturday, April 11 at 9.30 p.m. ET/PT.
Please visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.toprank.com or www.rickyhitmanhatton.com for upcoming announcements.