Pacquiao-Marquez Sets PPV Record

HBO reports that the March 15 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez generated 400,000 buys totalling $20.2 million in sales. Both marks establish new records for any pay-per-view event with the main event at a weight below welterweight. Last year's Floyd Mayweather-Oscar De La Hoya welterweight bout holds both PPV records at 2.4 million PPV buys and over $134 million in revenue.

The Pacquiao-Marquez fight also generated $3.3 million in ticket sales at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It may take a while, but a rematch is too lucrative not to happen.