May
12
Mayweather-Pacquiao Crushes Records With More Than Half a Billion Dollars in Revenue
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Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Manny Pacquiao two weeks ago probably will generate at least a record $500 million in revenue, based on domestic pay-per-view numbers released today.
The welterweight unification bout, won by Mr. Mayweather in a unanimous decision, generated $400 million in U.S. pay-per-view revenue on 4.4 million buys, according to a joint statement from promoters and HBO and Showtime, the two networks that co- produced and co-distributed the event. The fight cost anywhere from $89.95 to $99.95.
That’s 2 1/2 times the previous record for pay-per-view revenue ($153 million for Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez in 2013) and almost double the previous high for buys (2.48 million for Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya in 2007).
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