$1.2 million bet comes in on Floyd Mayweather
The betting for Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight is starting to get wild, highlighted by a $1.2 million bet that reportedly came in on Thursday.
While some are questioning if the spectacle between the two fighters will be a sellout, one thing we do know is there has been no shortage of money wagered on the bout.
On Thursday alone, one person laid down $1 million, which was exceeded by another bettor who put $1.2 million on Mayweather.
.@MGMRaceSports took a $1 million bet on Floyd Mayweather today, per Jay Rood.
— David Payne Purdum (@DavidPurdum) August 24, 2017
Biggest bet yet on Mayweather comes in. William Hill says a bettor just plunked down $1.2 million for Floyd. Would pay $240K if he won.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 25, 2017
ESPN’s Darren Rovell also added the largest bet so far on McGregor totals $150,000.
Biggest bet on McGregor so far is a series of bets from a bettor totaling $150K. Would win $662,500 if he wins, according to @DavidPurdum.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 25, 2017
The current odds at Bovada have Mayweather a -450 favorite and McGregor a +325 underdog. Much of the early money wagered on the fight came in on McGregor, which dropped the odds by over half.
Prior to some of the major money that’s come in recently on Mayweather, the previous big bet was for nearly $900,000 made by the Maloof brothers.
