Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao weigh-in live: Follow the final appearance ahead of $300m Las Vegas welterweight mega-fight

Two fighters finally get in the ring on Saturday night

Payton Guion
Friday 01 May 2015 21:20 BST
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Floyd Mayweather Jr is interviewed by rapper Doug E Fresh at MGM Grand Garden Arena
Floyd Mayweather Jr is interviewed by rapper Doug E Fresh at MGM Grand Garden Arena (Getty Images)

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao make their final public appearance ahead of tomorrow night's super-fight in Las Vegas with tonight's weigh-in at the MGM Grand

  • Anticipated welterweight bout six years in the making
  • The contest at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is expected to generate more than £300m for the pair, with the split going 60/40 in Mayweather's favour
  • Unbeaten Mayweather is an 11-time, five-division world champion
  • Pacquiao is an eight-division world champion
  • Mayweather's WBA and WBC welterweight title is on the line
  • Pacquiao's WBO belt is up for grabs

FOLLOW THE WEIGH-IN LIVE HERE:

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