Sky Box Office win the rights to show Mayweather Pacquiao fight

Box Nation lose out to the TV behemoth

As was expected, Sky Box Office have won the rights to show the mega fight of the year, Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather on May 2. And, according to the Mail's sports editor Mike Anstead, the pay-per-view isn't going to be too hefty, especially if you get a few mates around.

Sky to charge £20 for Mayweather vs Pacquiao (or £25 if you buy 48 hours or less before fight) — Mike Anstead (@mike_anstead) March 24, 2015

That converts to about €27 for the earlier purchase, which sounds decent value to us. Update: 15.24: Here is the official Sky statement on the costs for the UK and Ireland The cost of the event will be £19.95 and €24.95 across all forms of booking up until midnight Friday 1 May.  From then on the cost will still be £19.95 / €24.95 if bookings are made via remote control and online, but will cost £24.95 / €29.95 if booked via the phone.  Please note an additional £2 booking fee still applies if bookings are made via a telephone agent.  Cable customers please contact your operator for booking information.