Thursday, March 13, 2008

Tickets sold out

Tickets to the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch in Las Vegas are almost all sold out, according to fight promoters.

With still four days left before the March 15 bout (March 16 in the Philippines, only a few $400 tickets are left, according to Bob Arum, chief executive officer of Top Rank Promotions.

Tickets range from $600 for a ringside seat to $100.

"There are some $400 tickets, but that's it. Everything else is sold out," Arum told reporter Lala Roque-Galongca in an interview aired on Wednesday over 24 Oras, GMA Network's early evening newscast.

The rematch, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort, have attracted not only ordinary fans but also many professional boxers.

"Some of the best fighters in the world will be there in attendance to see this great showdown," Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer of Golden Boy Promotions. - GMANews.TV