Pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather has finally signed on the dotted line.
In a shots.com post shared by the official Floyd Mayweather account at 7:19am Manila Time (3:19pm Pacific Time), Mayweather took a picture of a signed copy of the contract for the $250 million superfight against fellow pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. The fight is set at welterweight (147 lbs.) and will unify the WBC, WBO, and WBA World Welterweight championships.
From: https://shots.com/floydmayweather
Mayweather then added this caption: 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.
After weeks and weeks of speculation, including rumors that the fight will be announced either during the NFL’s Superbowl weekend or the NBA’s All Star Game, the fight is now set in stone. The fight is set to take place on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Lead boxing analyst Kevin Iole has also confirmed the fight via his Twitter account:
OFFICIAL! Mayweather-Pacquiao. MGM Grand. Las Vegas. May 2, 2015. #MayweatherPacquiao
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 20, 2015
Shots fired by Pacquiao, Top Rank camp
"It's going to be a great fight. We are confident our fighter @MannyPacquiao
will emerge victorious." – @BobArum— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 21, 2015
"Floyd should enjoy being the A-Side while he can because on May 2 Manny is going to put him on his backside." – @FreddieRoach
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) February 21, 2015
Floyd Mayweather Jr. currently has a 47-0 record and is the reigning WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring Welterweight & WBC Light Middleweight Champion. Manny Pacquiao, currently #2 in the pound-for-pound rankings, has a 57-5-2 record and is the current WBO Welterweight Champion.
UPDATE:
8:27am Manny Pacquiao released a statement on his official Twitter account
https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/568930117243645952
https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/568929896841416704
8:15am
FACT: All rooms at @MGMGrand for May 2 sold out within 3 minutes of the #MayweatherPacquiao fight announcement! pic.twitter.com/xri9s5g6sj
— Laceupboxing (@Laceupboxing) February 21, 2015
*Image from insidehboboxing.com
