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Manny Pacquiao Set to Break Camp As He Moves With 1,000-Car Entourage To Las Vegas

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(Photo : Reuters) World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman presents the Mexican-made title belt in Mexico City April 21, 2015.

Less than a week away from the fight, Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao is set to break camp to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. and head down to Las Vegas in a caravan procession of cars, fans, and team members.

Freddie Roach, Pacuquiao's Head Trainer, previously received a ticket when he was driving on the interstate heading towards the boxing capital. He was written up for driving as fast as 140 miles per hour (mph).

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Now though, Roach may not need to hit the high speeds anymore. Instead, he and his camp trade speed for comfort as a caravan of a thousand cars head down Interstate 15 with Pacquiao.

Roach says that on Monday, Pacquiao will have his last official sparring session. Afterwards, he is set to break camp with everyone finding their new camp within their cars and trucks.

"The entourage used to be about 100 cars," Roach said, "I'd say there might be 1,000 cars this time."

Fight week is fast approaching (faster than Pacquiao's caravan at least).

Fans the world over know that something special is about to happen. If they do not see it with the two super fighters set to collide for the WBC title belt, then the prices surrounding most aspects of the fight will point it out to any ignorant fan.

Being labelled as one of the richest fights in history, ringside tickets have reached up to US$100,000. Hotel rooms in the vicinity have upped their prices to US$1,600 while pay-per-view costs come in at almost US$100.

''Everything is out of the stratosphere,'' Mayweather Jr.'s promoter, Leonard Ellerbe said. ''It shows you the world wide appeal of this fight.''

Pacquiao is set to arrive in Mandalay Bay sometime on Monday evening.

With Pacquiao travelling, Mayweather Jr. --- who lives in Vegas --- awaits his rival and continues training at his gym on the Las Vegas strip.

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