“I am glad my decision to meet with Manny and discuss making this fight happen helped get the deal done,” said Floyd Mayweather in a statement following the announcement of the completion of the fight on 2 may with multiple champion Filipino Manny Pacquiao. “Giving the fans what they want to see is always my main focus. This will be the biggest event in the history of the sport. Boxing fans and sports fans around the world will witness greatness on May 2.

“I am the best ever, TBE, and this fight will be another opportunity to showcase my skills and do what I do best, which is win. Manny is going to try to do what 47 before him failed to do, but he won’t be successful. He will be number 48.”