Mayweather-Alvarez bout is richest fight

September 20, 2013 at 12:00a.m.

LAS VEGAS

Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s dominating win over Canelo Alvarez was the richest fight ever, a box-office smash at the arena and on television.

Showtime said Thursday that at least 2.2 million homes bought the pay-per-view for the bout, second only to the 2.44 million homes in Mayweather’s 2007 fight against Oscar De La Hoya.

With the highest pay-per-view boxing price — at an average of more than $70 — the fight will generate nearly $150 million in revenue in TV sales alone.

Nevada boxing regulators say the gate for the bout was just more than $20 million, also a record. A total of 16,146 seats were sold for the event at an average price of almost $1,240 per ticket.

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Israeli, Palestinian soccer leaders meet

ZURICH

Israeli and Palestinian soccer leaders will return to FIFA on Monday after first meeting this month.

FIFA says the two groups will resume discussions about easing “the movement of persons and goods for football purposes in and out of and within Palestine.”

FIFA says the two federation presidents, Avi Luzon and Jibril Al Rajoub, will attend along with officials from European soccer’s ruling body and the Asian Football Confederation.

The Palestinian federation has longstanding objections to travel restrictions imposed by Israeli security authorities that affect players and officials from its own and visiting teams.

Embattled McQuaid stays defiant for vote

ROME

Embattled UCI president Pat McQuaid remains defiant, claiming he has support from “all five continents” as he seeks re-election next week, adding that he is “very assured” he will win another four-year term as head of cycling’s governing body.

McQuaid is waging a bitter campaign battle with British cycling official Brian Cookson, who has pledged to rebuild the sport’s image and governance after the Lance Armstrong doping affair that has stained McQuaid’s two-term tenure.

FIFA investigates Liberia over player

ZURICH

FIFA is investigating Liberia for allegedly fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier.

It is the ninth ineligible player case to be opened by FIFA in Africa’s qualifying competition for Brazil 2014. Seven teams have already been found guilty and forfeited games.

FIFA did not identify the player in question but said on Thursday it related to Liberia’s 4-1 defeat in Angola on Sept. 7. Any sanction will not affect the continent’s final World Cup playoffs after Senegal won the group. FIFA typically awards the opposition a 3-0 victory if a team is found to have had an ineligible player.

Vegas Vacation wins Little Brown Jug

DELAWARE, Ohio

Vegas Vacation beat Urbanite Hanover in 1:50 to win the Little Brown Jug on Thursday at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.

It was the second straight Little Brown Jug victory for trainer Casie Coleman, who won with Michael’s Power in 2012.

Driver Brian Sears got Vegas Vacation to the front at the three-quarters mark in 1:22.0 and came home in 28 seconds to earn the two-length victory in the second leg of the three-year-old pacing Triple Crown.

Vindicator staff/wire reports