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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Fight Time & Undercard

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather finally meet in the ring Saturday night. (Getty)

The wait is just about over.

After years of speculation and hope, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will finally step into the ring with each other in what is being viewed as one of the biggest fights of all-time.

They’ll do so Saturday night at the at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the WBC/WBO/WBA Super World Welterweight titles on the line.

The main event is scheduled to get underway at approximately 11:20 p.m. Eastern.

Mayweather (47-0, 26 knockouts) is the Unified WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring welterweight and light middleweight champion, while Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) is the WBO welterweight champ.

The joint Pay-Per-View venture between HBO and Showtime begins at 9 p.m. and has just 2 fights on the undercard.

Keep reading for the info you need on the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight and the undercard:


Mayweather-Pacquiao Undercard

Vasyl Lomachenko is the WBO featherweight champion. (Getty)

Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gamalier Rodriguez

Lomachenko (3-1, 1 knockout) doesn’t have much professional history, but he is the WBO Featherweight champion after defeating Gary Russell Jr. The 27-year-old won Olympic gold medals for Ukraine at the 2008 and 2012 Games.

He’ll defend his title against Puerto Rico’s Rodriguez (25-2-3, 17 KOs), who is 28.

Lomachenko comes in as the heavy favorite.

This will be the first fight of the evening.

Leo Santa Cruz vs. Jose Cayetano

The 26-year-old Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) is the WBC super bantamweight champion. Santa Cruz, who was born in Mexico but now lives in California, will be making his featherweight debut.

Cayetano (17-3, 8 KOs), also from Mexico, is considered a big underdog.


The Basics

What:

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao

When:

Saturday, May 2

Where:

MGM Grand Garden Arena – Las Vegas, Nevada

Fight Time:

The main event is scheduled to start at approximately 11:20 p.m. Eastern

Channel:

A joint PPV by HBO & Showtime

TV Time:

TV coverage begins at 9 p.m. Eastern

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With a small, two-fight undercard, all eyes and the buzz will be on Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, who meet in Las Vegas on Saturday night.