Manila: They're selling like hotcakes and Manny Pacquiao hasn't placed his orders yet.
Tickets to the March 13 fight between the Filipino pound-for-pound champion and challenger Josh Clottey have sold out, and with still 50 days left before the big day, promoters might be forced to have a few thousand more printed.
According to ESPN.com, more than 20,000 tickets were sold in the first three hours of sales on Saturday. Because of the size of the venue, tickets prices were reduced by more than half of what they used to be for Pacquiao fights.
Limited capacity
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a $1.3 billion (Dh4.7 billion) wonder, can seat more than 100,000 fans for a football game. But for this fight, the men behind the fight have decided to block off the outer sections and limit the capacity to around 40,000.
Still, that's more than twice as big as when Pacquiao fights in Las Vegas, whether it's the MGM Grand or the Mandalay Bay, where ringside tickets are given a face value of $1,500. In Dallas, the choice seats will go for just $700.
The cheapest tickets for this WBO welterweight clash will go for $50, just the equivalent of dinner and good bottle of beverage in a nice restaurant. In his previous fights, $50 could not even get you past the entrance of the fight venue.
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"Ross Greenburg (president of HBO Sports) and I are very gratified that the public has responded like they have, and we are happy for our partner (Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones," Top Rank chief Bob Arum said in New York on Saturday.
Arum added that if the demand continues, then the stadium's capacity can be increased.
