Clash in Cotai draws boxing fans despite record ticket prices

Macau

THE fact that ticket prices were the most expensive in Macau's history didn't seem to faze scores of boxing fans from around the world, with the most ardent ones shelling out US$3,000 each for the rare chance to watch what has been billed as the "fight of the decade".

And while there are ten bouts on the "Clash in Cotai" card tomorrow morning, it is the main event for the World Boxing Organization's welterweight title that most have come to witness.

In one corner, there's Manny Pacquiao, a popular Filipino congressman who steps into the ring on the back of two stunning defeats. His American opponent, the young upstart Brandon Rios, is an underdog who knows he is on the brink of superstardom sh…