Pacquiao fans can rest easy now as their idol will have a chance to make boxing history. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, whether he likes it or not, Miguel Cotto's WBO title will indeed be on the line when he steps in the ring to face Manny Pacquiao on November 14. A source close to the situation informed Rafael on Monday that whether he chooses to defend, vacate or be stripped of the belt, Cotto's WBO welterweight title will "definitely" be up for grabs for Pacquiao. If Pacquiao is victorious, he will become the first boxer in history to win seven world titles in seven different divisions.

With the final roadblock out of the way, Top Rank officially announced earlier today that tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $500, $300 and $150 will go on sale next Monday, August 17, at 1PM ET/10AM PT. Tickets are limited 10 per person and the $150 tickets are limited to two per person, with a total ticket limit of 12 tickets per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

Be sure to order tickets ASAP as less than 5,000 tickets are being released to the general public. According to Top Rank'sLee Samuels, the rest of the tickets will be held for Top Rank customers, the fighter camps, the MGM Grand Casino, fight sponsors and HBO. Hardly sounds fair considering the fans are the ones keeping the sport afloat, but that's simply how tickets are sold now. Fortunately, Top Rank will be having a promotion on their website that will allow fans to buy tickets ahead of the public sale by registering at http://www.toprank.com/Secure/SignUp/ to receive an email with a link and a code to purchase tickets up to 48 hours before the they officially go on sale.

A four-city media tour will begin on Sept. 10, starting with an open-to-the-public press conference at Yankee Stadium and then traveling to Caguas, Puerto Rico on Sept. 12, then San Francisco, California on Sept. 13 and concluding in Los Angeles on Sept. 14.