Pacquiao-Horn headed for sellout
Looks like the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn tussle for the WBO welterweight crown on July 2 in Australia is headed for a sellout.
According to Top Rank publicist Fred Sternburg, over 26,000 tickets were sold merely two hours after the tickets went on sale to the public Friday.
Article continues after this advertisementPromoter Bob Arum is hoping that the Pacquiao-Horn fight will lure the fans to the 52,500-seat Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
A sellout would mean a new attendance record for Pacquiao, who was able to draw nearly 51,000 fans at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas when he beat up Antonio Margarito for the WBC super welterweight title in 2010. —ROY LUARCA