Where to watch #MayPac in the UAE

Barnaby Read 19:42 29/04/2015
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  • Mayweather-Pacquiao is set to be one of the most viewed sporting spectacles of all-time.

    On May 2 in Las Vegas two of the most iconic fighters in the history of boxing will meet at the MGM Grand in what is set to be one of the most viewed sporting spectacles of all-time.

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    It will be no different in the UAE, with thousands – including a significant proportion of the country’s 700,000-strong Filipino diaspora – expected to watch the fight on OSN Box Office 1 and many more planning on flocking to the numerous restaurants, bars and cinemas showing the fight live.

    With a start time expected to be somewhere between 07.00-10.00am in the morning, #MayPac also offers UAE fight fans the chance to feast on breakfast during the showdown – all before the working day begins.

    Here, we look at five places in the UAE to watch Mayweather vs Pacquiao.

    BORACAY CLUB, Asiana Hotel

    Where: Salahuddin Road, Dubai, UAE
    Time: Doors open 5am/Breakfast 5am–9am
    Price: Dhs88/Breakfast can be bought in next door’s in Lamesa restaurant

    The Boracay Club at the Asiana will be housing a theatre of avid fight fans with the club expected to be filled with a strong contingent of Manny Pacquiao’s vast Filipino fanbase in the UAE.

    You won’t miss a thing with the 5am start time with the majority of the matches on the undercard also being shown. Spaces are limited and the club is expected to be a sell-out, such is the popularity of the venue but you can win front row seats with Sport360, right here.

    ORIGINAL WINGS AND RIBS

    Where: Liberty Tower, DIFC
    Time: Doors open 5am
    Price: Free entry/Dhs150 for breakfast

    If Boracay is team Pacquiao then Original Wings and Ribs in Downtown Dubai is certainly one for The Money Team’s army of supporters.

    Both promise superb atmospheres and Wings and Ribs will be populated with a plethora of American fight fans. Be sure to fill up on the Buffalo Breakfast which isn’t for the faint-hearted and will fill satisfy the heartiest of hungry stomachs.

    NOVO CINEMAS

    Where: Sharjah’s Mega Mall ; Dubai’s Cineplex (near Grand Hyatt), Ibn Battuta Mall, Al Ghurair Mall and Dubai Festival City; Abu Dhabi’s World Trade Centre Mall
    Time: Doors open 5am
    Price: Dhs99, including breakfast

    Take in potentially one of the greatest fights in history with the biggest screens in the UAE at one of Novo Cinemas’ six screenings across Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.

    This is a particularly good option for those in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi who can soak up the action from start to finish without having to drive out of the city too early with work looming large.

    Including breakfast at Dhs99, it’s good value considering the theatre of the venue.

    FIBBER MAGEE’S

    Where: Saeed Tower One, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
    Time: Doors open 6am
    Price: Dhs60, including breakfast and soft drink

    At Dhs60 for entry, breakfast and dinner, Fibbers is great value but those wanting to watch the whole undercard will be slightly peeved by the 6am start.

    Those solely interested in the main event shouldn’t be deterred though and the Irish bar will be broadcasting the fight across its various screens.

    CLUB SEVEN

    Where: Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel, Karama, Dubai
    Time: Doors open 7am
    Price:  Dhs80, including breakfast

    In the heart of Karama, this venue is another that will surely attract Filipino fans in the area keen to cheer their hero on to victory.

    Another venue with a great breakfast deal, one of Dubai’s newest clubs is an attractive option for the fight. 

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