Computer glitch made MGM Grand appear sold out for Mayweather-Pacquiao fight

Still hoping to get tickets for the most highly anticipated fight of the year? You’re in luck!

Boxing’s mega-bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is guaranteed to spark a mass influx of humanity into Las Vegas on the weekend of May 2 – and thankfully there’s still plenty of opportunity to get a room at the fight’s venue.

A computer glitch made it appear the host MGM Grand was sold out for May 1 and May 2 minutes after the announcement that Mayweather would fight Pacquiao, but the hotel was busily putting the word out Friday night that it has plenty of rooms available for the event’s weekend.

MGM Grand spokesperson Yvette Monet said the hotel was nowhere near being sold out and that if you log on to the hotel website at www.mgmgrand.com, a toll-free number would allow you to make reservations for the big weekend.

In recent days, as speculation that the two men would finally meet in the ring after more than five years of frustration and contractual wrangling, room rates for the MGM continued to rise, on what is already one of the most popular holiday weekends of the year.

On Thursday, when it appeared Mayweather was poised to make the announcement before keeping fans on tenterhooks for one day longer, prices climbed as high as $615 per night for May 1 and 2.

Even though the arena’s capacity can reach only around 17,000 – depending on any reconfiguration to try to accommodate more ticket holders – thousands of revelers are expected to flood into Sin City to take part in the associated festivities and watch on one of several closed circuits viewings at various casinos.

So, if early indications are anything to go by, even with rooms still available, nothing associated with this fight will come cheap.