Sky have won the bidding war for the rights to screen Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao in the UK , as revealed by Sportsmail last Friday . The richest fight of all time will not come cheap either — for Sky Sports or their subscribers — even though Sky are keeping faith with their core following by keeping the base price below £20 . It has taken what is described by industry insiders as ‘ a very substantial offer ’ for Sky to fend off fierce competition from Frank Warren ’ s BoxNation . Floyd Mayweather 's hotly-anticipated bout with Manny Pacquiao will be shown on Sky Sports . Pacquiao headed for the playground after working out in Los Angeles previously . The price for the fight has been set at £19.95 until midnight of Friday May 1 . The cost will remain the same for those paying via remote control or online , but will be £24.95 if booked via phone after Friday . Sky are flirting with their threshold of £20 by charging £19.95 a buy on their Sports Box Office channel until midnight on May 1 , rising to £24.95 on May 2 , the day of the fight in Las Vegas . Since they are understood to have broken past protocol by offering the US promoters a cut of that revenue as well as a hefty up-front payment , it is expected they will have to shatter the pay-per-view record in this country to break even . The current Sky record stands at 1.2million buys for Ricky Hatton ’ s Vegas loss to Mayweather in 2007 . Warren is believed to have offered a higher lump sum than Sky in the hope of attracting another two million customers to his £12-a-month subscription channel . It is doubtful if Sky can reach that number at £20 per sale at 4am on a Sunday morning , but if they get 1.5m buys they should be out of the red . Mayweather continued to work on the pads in his Las Vegas gym as he prepares for the fight . Pacquiao will take on Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 in one of the biggest fights ever .
Sports Box Office has been in fierce competition with Frank Warren 's BoxNation . The broadcaster has won the right to show the $ 300m ( £200m ) bout . Sports Box Office has set the price for Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao at £19.95 . The mega-fight takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2 . Read how Jeff Powell broke the news of Sports Box Office 's deal .