Where to watch Pacquiao vs Mayweather for free in PH

Here's a list of venues where you can watch the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout on Sunday, May 3. The much-awaited match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr is finally happening this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Sunday, May 3, Filipinos all over the country will be glued to their television sets to watch the fight between the two boxing greats.

Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 knockouts) and Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) will fight it out to decide who is the best fighter of this generation.

Pacquiao, 36, of General Santos City, Philippines has won titles in 8 divisions while Mayweather, 38, has won titles in 5.

Local government officials and business establishments will be sponsoring free public viewings of the fight.

In the provinces? Watch the fight for free in these venues.

In Metro Manila? Here's a list of venues where you can watch the bout for free. Check back here for an updated list as fight day nears.

Know of other free venues in your city? Let us know in the comments section below.

CALOOCAN

    Caloocan City Hall Gazebo
    Caloocan High School
    University of Caloocan City (UCC) South campus
    Bagong Barrio Elementary School
    Caloocan City Hall – North
    Glorieta Tala
    Camarin-D Elementary School
    Bagong Silang Phase 1 Auditorium
    Bagong Silang Phase 10 Kaliwa
    Bagong Silang Phase 7 Kanan
    Deparo covered court
    Northville Bagumbong covered court

LAS PIÑAS

    Verdant Covered Court, Brgy. Pamplona 3
    LP Central Elem. School Covered Court, Brgy. E. Aldana
    Saging Covered Court, Brgy. CAA
    Timog Covered Court, Brgy. CAA
    Golden Acres Covered Court, Brgy. Talon 1
    TS Cruz Covered Court, Brgy. Almanza 2
    Talon 4 Covered Court, Brgy. Talon 4

MAKATI

    Makati Coliseum in Barangay La Paz - open starting 7 am; 1,000 tickets to be given to senior citizens and persons with disabilities for priority seating. First come, first served seating for viewers without tickets.

MANILA

    San Andres Sports Complex in Malate
    Tondo Sports Complex near Sto. Niño Church in Tondo
    Del Pan Sports Complex
    Sen. Arturo Tolentino Sports Complex (formerly Dapitan Sports Complex)
    Rizal Sports Complex at Alvarez St. cor. Rizal Ave., Sta. Cruz
    Patricia Sports Complex in Gagalangin, Tondo
    Sarmiento Sports Complex in Sta. Mesa
    168 Mall, Divisoria

MARIKINA

    Marikina Freedom Park
    Parang Playground
    Marikina Heights Covered Court

MUNTINLUPA

    Muntinlupa Sports Complex
    Bayanan Baywalk
    Cupang Elementary School
    Sucat Elementary School
    Southville Elementary School
    Soldier’s Hills Subdivision Covered Court
    Alabang Elementary School
    Buli Covered Court
    Filinvest Socialized Housing Covered Court
    Covered Court Basilan Street, Maguindanao Avenue, Ayala Alabang

NAVOTAS

    Navotas sports complex

PASIG

    Rizal High School oval - starting 7 am. Bring recyclable materials to the city hall for admission.

QUEZON CITY

    Amoranto Stadium in the 4th district; gates to open at 8 am; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr will join constituents

    Armed Forces of the Philippines Grandstand in Camp Aguinaldo - for at least 1,000 soldiers and their dependents; soldiers recuperating from battle injuries will watch at the multi-purpose hall inside the AFP Medical Center

SAN JUAN

    Filoil Flying V arena - open starting 9 am

TAGUIG

    Cayetano Sports Complex
    Hagonoy Gym
    Tipas Elementary School
    Ususan Covered Court
    Bagong Lipunan Condominium covered court
    Bagong Tanyag covered court
    Em's Signal Village Elementry School
    Maharlika Elementary School
    Pinagsama Phase 2 covered court
    Taguig City University auditorium

VALENZUELA

    Valenzuela City Astrodome
    Our Lady of Lourdes Gymnasium

WATCH: Pacquiao-Mayweather official weigh in, final staredown

The fight we are all waiting for is about to happen. The “Fight of the Century“, which will determine the pound-for-pound supremacy and crown the No. 1 fighter of the era is almost here. But before they trade punches inside the ring, the two pound for pound kings have a final staredown during the official weigh in ceremony on May 1 at at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. For the first time in history, the once free public event weigh in ceremony was changed to a “with pay” event.

In anticipation of the large number of expected to crowd at the venue, the promoters decided to charge an entrance fee of $10 per ticket in order to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao tip the scales. But this did not stop 11,500 boxing fans who are more than willing to pay to see Mayweather and Pacquiao. The entire arena was open for a sold-out weigh in. It is not surprising because it will be a fight which will unify the two champions’ welterweight world titles; Mayweather holds the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council champion titles and Pacquiao is the World Boxing Organization champion.

video credits to Rappler

The “Pambansang Kamao“, stepped on the scale first. Looking relaxed, the eight-division world boxing champion weighed in at 145 pounds. Mayweather, the five-division world boxing champion and carries an record of 47 wins with no defeat, weighted in at 146 pounds. A deafening roar went up from the crowd when the two champion fighters stood face-to-face in a stare down at the front of the stage. All the proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the charities picked by Mayweather and Pacquiao. Pacquio chose Lou Ruvo Center for brain health as his charity. Mayweather picked Susan B. Komen Foundation, a breast cancer charity.

Boxing legends talk about Pacquiao vs Mayweather

With less than a week to go before Manny Pacquiao collides with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the ring, cable network HBO has released another documentary to hype the highly-anticipated bout on May 2. An elite group of prizefighters who have gone toe-to-toe with both Pacquiao and Mayweather share their thoughts on the upcoming megafight.

The half-hour special entitled “Mayweather/Pacquiao: The Legends Speak” is hosted by HBO Boxing commentators Jim Lampley and Max Kellerman and features an elite group of prizefighters who have gone toe-to-toe with both Pacquiao and Mayweather.



Lampley sits down with Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley to know their respective opinions and assessments regarding the 12-round welterweight title unification match, while middleweight titleholder Miguel Cotto and former British boxing sensation Ricky Hatton give their individual insights on the heavily-hyped showdown. On the other hand, Kellerman spearheads a roundtable discussion with high-profile panelists such as George Foreman, Lennox Lewis and Bernard Hopkins to lend their historical perspective on the aforementioned super-fight.

Pacquiao Vs Mayweather tickets sell out in 60 seconds

Just like that, the fight of the century and most coveted boxing tickets in the world are gone. Before anyone could say “Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr.” all available tickets for the May 2 mega fight were sold out. According to TMZ all tickets that Ticketmaster put on sale sold out immediately.

It took nearly a month to straighten out the ticket deal, and the contract itself, between Top Rank, Mayweather Promotions and MGM. It took a major nudge from CBS Corporation CEO Leslie Moonves and Senator Harry Reid (Democrat-Nevada) to finalize the fight contract of the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena to unify the WBO, WBC, and WBA Welterweight titles in a match of this era’s greatest pound-for-pound boxers. Tickets ranged from $1,500 to $7,500 and only 500 were up for public selling. Anyone looking for tickets in the arena can try their luck, and moolah, in the secondary market which sells the tickets for an absurd $80,000.