February 23, 2015 12:28 am
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – Within just fifteen minutes after official confirmation of the May 2nd championship boxing bout between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather was made public, the fight’s venue, the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, sold out.
Seeing as how this is being dubbed as the fight of the century, perhaps even eclipsing the 1975 ‘Thrilla in Manila’ between Mohammad Ali and Joe Frazier, both the Pacquiao and Mayweather camps agreed to move the venue from Las Vegas to Manila.
The new venue is The Philippine Arena, located just a few miles north of the capital. It has the distinction as the world’s largest indoor arena, with a capacity of 55,000. In contrast, the MGM Garden Arena can only hold 16,800 people.
“We want all the boxing fans to have the opportunity to personally witness this historical event, so we wanted to find a bigger venue that can accommodate more people,” a spokesperson for the Pacquiao camp told reporters in Manila.
Manila Mayor (and former Philippine president) Joseph Estrada welcomed the news, saying that this will bring millions of tourism and business dollars to his city. “With all the new hotel and condo infrastructure, we certainly will be able to accommodate boxing fans from all over the world who will visit the Philippines to personally witness the fight,” he said.
President NoyNoy Aquino directed the Manila Airports Authority to speed up renovations and improvements at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in time for the May event.
Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman also announced that she has scheduled another ‘camping’ for Manila’s street children and homeless families at a resort south of Manila during the week of the fight to hide them from view of visiting tourists. (It will be recalled that Soliman rounded up street children and brought them to the same resort during Pope Francis’ visit to Manila last month).
Posted by Pol Pinoy
Categories: International, Sports
Tags: Boxing, Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao, MGM Grand, Philippine Arena, Philippines
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imbento lang to…takot nga sa kanilang bansa gawin ano pa kaya dito?…baka nagpapraktis pa lang siya kinatay na pala hakhakhakahkahak
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By Charles Calapan on May 18, 2015 at 12:08 am
“Prankster ba ang Adobochronicles.com,sigurado ba sa Pilipinas gagawin,Mayweather-Paquiao fight?
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By Reynaldo Reyes on April 9, 2015 at 8:04 am
This is a satire news.
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By Marcia Cristina R. Angeles-Lopez on April 9, 2015 at 7:59 am
Sana sa Philippine Arena matuloy,dahil pinagawa ng Igledia ni Cristo yan para sa mga Pilipino”Proud Pilipino…
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By Reynaldo Reyes on April 9, 2015 at 1:55 am
wondering if this is true..?
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By Rodel Erick Castro on April 9, 2015 at 12:53 am
NOT REAL!
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By Loveleen on October 31, 2015 at 9:41 pm
power… thats great and big factor to manny for winning the fight….
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By Dmi Armstrong Alicante on April 8, 2015 at 5:32 pm
Dats Great Our Pride Beloved Phils.
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By Katherine Ruiz on April 8, 2015 at 1:06 am
Hindi papayag ang LV, moneymaker ang LV eh.
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By Edgardo Valentino D. Olaes on April 7, 2015 at 7:55 pm
I hope it is not a nightmare!!!!!
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By Norberto Ilagan on February 23, 2015 at 4:41 pm