It looks like we will not have to wait until Friday in the UK to see who has secured the rights to show the fight. Gareth Davies in the Telegraph thinks it will be announced sooner.

"Although Friday was the deadline day set for bids to be finalised for broadcasters to host Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao in the UK, it is understood the announcement will be made this week.

Telegraph Sport understands that it is a three-way tug-of-war between Sky Sports (Box Office), BoxNation TV, and BT Sport. It is believed that the cost of buying the rights may be around the £10-12m mark.

Signs are strong that Sky will be the winners in the rights war, the deal likely to be a flat fee and a share of the pay per view revenue returned from the broadcast, which is expected to break all Box Office pay-per-view (PPV) records in the UK.

The most ever was 1.2 million PPV viewers in the UK for Ricky Hatton versus Floyd Mayweather, although this event on May 2 is expected to shatter that record, potentially reaching between 1.5 and 1.8 million PPV buys. If the cost were to be set at £20 it would therefore likely generate £30-36m."


http://http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sp...this-week.html