TMZ is reporting that the long awaited and much hyped fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will be announced as soon as Super Bowl Sunday, according to the NY Daily News.
The fight is tentatively set for May 2 at the MGM in Las Vegas.
Prior to the TMZ report, promoter Bob Arum told the NY Daily News an announcement could be just days away.
Fight negotiations gained momentum when Mayweather and Pacquiao saw each other at a Miami Heat game. The two then met in Pacquiao’s hotel room where broadcasting rights for the bout were finalized.
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