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AUG. 22, 2017, 10:50 A.M.
REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS
Ticket sales to Mayweather-McGregor pick up, setting record
Ken Solky of lasvegastickets.com, considered an expert on the ticket market, estimated Tuesday that only about 1,000 tickets remain on the open market, meaning the Mayweather-Pacquiao record has likely been beaten.
“Those other tickets — like the block the MGM will release to its players — is money that’s already in the bank, so I think they do have that live-gate record right now,” Solky said. “I would believe there’s more than $70 million in the box office as we speak.”
UFC President Dana White said two weeks ago that more than $60 million in ticket sales had been processed.
“That record’s not an issue. We’ve broken every record with the exception of Floyd’s own records,” said Ellerbe, who's also hoping to surpass the 4.6 million pay-per-view buys of Mayweather-Pacquiao. “We’re ecstatic.”
REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS
Ticket sales to Mayweather-McGregor pick up, setting record
Ken Solky of lasvegastickets.com, considered an expert on the ticket market, estimated Tuesday that only about 1,000 tickets remain on the open market, meaning the Mayweather-Pacquiao record has likely been beaten.
“Those other tickets — like the block the MGM will release to its players — is money that’s already in the bank, so I think they do have that live-gate record right now,” Solky said. “I would believe there’s more than $70 million in the box office as we speak.”
UFC President Dana White said two weeks ago that more than $60 million in ticket sales had been processed.
“That record’s not an issue. We’ve broken every record with the exception of Floyd’s own records,” said Ellerbe, who's also hoping to surpass the 4.6 million pay-per-view buys of Mayweather-Pacquiao. “We’re ecstatic.”
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