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09/18/2007 Archived Entry: "Mayweather-Hatton Sold Out"
Press Release - Undefeated, Mayweather-Hatton Sold Out
MGM MIRAGE To Host Closed Circuit Viewing; Tickets Now On Sale
LAS VEGAS – With tickets for "UNDEFEATED," the welterweight championship fight between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton, having sold out immediately earlier this morning, MGM MIRAGE will host closed circuit viewing at several properties, including MGM Grand, where tickets went on sale today. The championship card scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be produced and distributed live by HBO-Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.
Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Treasure Island, New York-New York, Luxor, Monte Carlo and Excalibur also will host closed circuit viewing with tickets going on sale Monday, Oct. 1. Tickets for the closed circuit telecast are priced at $50, not including handling fees.
The venues will televise the most highly anticipated welterweight showdown in years and will open doors at 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at each individual property's box office outlets or by phone with a major credit card at 866-799-7711. For MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay venues, tickets also will be available by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 702-474-4000. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person and all seats are general admission.
The fight features two undefeated welterweights with a combined record of 81-0. Mayweather, a six-division champion and boxing's pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, will face the British icon Hatton, a two-time world champion and universally recognized as the best junior welterweight in the world today. This will be the biggest match-up of two undefeated welterweights =ince the record-setting mega-fight between Oscar de la Hoya and Felix Trinidad in 1999.
Mayweather vs. Hatton is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions and supported by =resenting sponsor Rockstar Energy Drink, and secondary sponsors Tecate Beer and Southwest Airlines.
