MGM MIRAGE To Host
Closed Circuit Viewing; Tickets Now On Sale
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 since 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 presenting sponsor Rockstar
Energy Drink, and secondary sponsors Tecate Beer and
Southwest Airlines.