De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight is sold out

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It took only two hours of ticket sales before publicists announced that the Dec. 6 Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao bout at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas had sold out.

The nearly 16,000-seat facility generated a gate of almost $17 million for De La Hoya’s 2007 split-decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the second-largest gate in boxing history.

‘No one wants to miss this one,’ said Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum, who will reap the financial rewards of once again being connected to De La Hoya after years of promoting the Golden Boy’s career.

-- Lance Pugmire