article_snippet.sent: Boxing fans hoping to attend the weigh-in for the welterweight showdown between Mayweather vs Pacquiao purse and Manny Pacquiao on May 2 must buy advance tickets.
article_snippet.sent: The vast numbers expected to attend the eve-of-fight ritual at the MGM Arena in Las Vegas has prompted fight organisers to take the step of charging for entry to the event.
article_snippet.sent: The weigh-in is always the grand finale of fight week activities,' said Mayweather vs Pacquiao purse Promotions chief executive Leonard Ellerbe. '
article_snippet.sent: And with the massive interest in this fight, the number of fans looking to attend The weigh-in is going to be something we've never seen before. '
article_snippet.sent: Concerned by the prospect of mass attendance at the weigh-in by the hundreds of thousands of fans expected to descend on Las Vegas for fight weekend, organisers opted to charge for seats, which will be allocated.
article_snippet.sent: The American and his opponent are preparing for the biggest and lucrative fight in the sports history .
highlights_snippet.sent: Thousands of fans expected to turn up to the MGM Arena in Las Vegas .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: To watch the weigh-in, spectators will need to purchase advance tickets .
  