Mayweather vs Pacquiao Fight News 2015: UAE Group Offers $200M To Host Bout in Abu Dhabi

An Abu Dhabi-based investment group stated that they are prepared to offer a total of $200 million to host the highly desired match between boxers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.

The Mayweather versus Pacquiao bout might just happen in the first half of 2015 and M. Akbar Muhammad, a principal of the investment group, is determined to bring the week-long event to Abu Dhabi.

"Let there be no question nor confusion about the location of the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. It will be Abu Dhabi," Muhammad said, clearing up confusion over the match allegedly happening in Dubai.

On that note, if the fight does happen in Abu Dhabi, it will be a tribute to the 10th death anniversary for the first president of UAE and the late Emir of Abu Dhabi, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

Muhammad revealed that they initially offered Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions $110 million last week and overall will offer $200 million to both Mayweather and Pacquiao. However, he did not state how much is being offered to the Filipino boxer.

Muhammad simply concluded that he was prepared to "do whatever it takes to bring this long-awaited and eagerly anticipated fight across the line."

In line with Muhammad's offer to Mayweather, reports are also circulating that the boxer is demanding a large part of the revenue from his fight with Pacquiao.

A source close to Mayweather's camp told Sports Illustrated that they were asking for two-thirds of the total revenue. However, the news was denied by Bob Arum, who serves as Pacquiao's promoter, and said in an interview via telephone that the number was not accurate.

Reports are also being made that Mayweather is favored to win over Pacquaio, as Las Vegas oddsmakers are claiming 3-1 odds that the American boxer will come out the victor.

A betting line opened by Jimmy Vacaro at South Point initially sold nine out of ten tickets all in favor of Pacquaio, but as weeks passed the odds turned over for Mayweather with a -260 over his opponent's +220.