Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney, who made the headlines for that kitchen sparring session in March, says that he hopes Manny Pacquiao beats Floyd Mayweather tonight in the 'fight of the century'.
The welterweight clash, which has been six years in the making, will be most lucrative fight in boxing history, with the combined purse for the bout expected to top $300m (£201m).
Pacquiao will be defending his WBO welterweight title, and aiming to win Mayweather's WBC and WBA welterweight titles.
Unbeaten Mayweather, 38, is an 11-time, five-weight world champion, while the Filipino Pacquiao, 36, has won versions of the world title at a record eight different weights.
Boxing nut Rooney tweeted tonight:
Mayweather's record stands at 47-0, while Pacquiao has lost five of his 64 fights, with two draws.
Rooney will be hoping that watching the super-fight will help him get over United losing 1-0 at home to West Brom today in the Premier League.
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