Published - Pacquiao-Mosley PPV buys could reach 1.2M: Arum

By abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – The pay-per-view (PPV) buys for the May 7 welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley could reach at least 1.2 million buys, according to chief of Top Rank, the company that promoted the fight.

Bob Arum, Top Rank Inc. CEO, said the PPV buys in Pacquiao’s latest fight could match the estimated 1.2 million buys the Filipino generated during his match against Antonio Margarito last November, according to New York Times.com.

Pacquiao defeated Mosley by unanimous decision to retain his Word Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title in Las Vegas last Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Unlike Pacquiao’s previous fights aired by cable giant Home Box Office (HBO), the Pacquiao-Mosley bout was distributed by Showtime PPV, and was heavily promoted by CBS, a major US television network.

Arum said the airing of Pacquiao’s fight through Showtime was an effort to market boxing through terrestrial television.

The Top Rank chief said he expects the exact PPV numbers to come in by the end of the week.