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Boxing: What time does the Mayweather v Pacquiao fight start? How can I watch the fight live?

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao face off during the official weigh-in
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao face off during the official weigh-in

After years of talks, offers, accusations, disputes and refusals, tonight Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will finally step into the ring together.

Hailed as the ‘richest fight in the history of boxing’, the event has got plenty of people talking and millions of people will be watching.

The fight takes place tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas but what else do you need to know?

Here is just about everything you need to know before sitting back and enjoying the action.

When does the fight start?

Mayweathere and Pacquiao are due to lock horns at 8pm Las Vegas time – 4am on Sunday morning in the UK.

It should be stressed this is when they are DUE to start, boxing matches are notorious late starters and with four fights on the undercard

Two of the undercard fights will be televised –  Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) vs. Jose Cayetano (17-3, 8 KOs) and  Vasyl Lomachenko (3-1, 1 KO) vs. Gamalier Rodriguez (25-2-3, 17 KOs).

Where can I watch Mayweather v Pacquiao?

Which television channel got the rights to show the fight was one of a number of reasons in the delays to this fight Pacquiao is with HBO but Mayweather wanted the fight on Showtime.

HBO and Showtime have exclusive rights to the match up and in the UK the fight is available through pay-per-view on Sky Sports, for £24.95, with coverage starting at midnight and running until 7am.

With the giant sums of money involved, HBO and Showtime have promised to take down any illegal streaming sites showing the fight.

Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses on the scale during his official weigh-in
Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses on the scale during his official weigh-in
  • Age: 38
  • Nickname: Money/Pretty Boy
  • Nationality: American
  • Birthplace: Michigan
  • Turned pro: 1996
  • Fights: 47
  • Wins 47 (26)
  • Defeats: 0
  • Draws: 0
  • Stance: Orthodox
  • Last defeat: N/A
  • Height: 5ft 8in
  • Weight: 10st 6lbs
  • Reach: 72ins

Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao poses on the scale during his official weigh-in
Manny Pacquiao poses on the scale during his official weigh-in
  • Age: 36
  • Nickname: Pac Man
  • Nationality: Filipino
  • Birthplace: Bukidnon
  • Turned pro: 1995
  • Fights: 57 (38)
  • Defeats: 5
  • Draws: 2
  • Stance: Southpaw
  • Last defeat: 2012
  • Height: 5ft 6.5in
  • Weight:  10st 5lbs
  • Reach: 67ins