Cowboys Stadium today hosted a press conference featuring Pacquiao-Clottey.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Before workers ever broke ground on the largest venue in NFL history, Jerry Jones envisioned more than just a radiant new home for America's Team.

He saw Cowboys Stadium as a premier attraction for the world's greatest sporting events.

Add world championship boxing to that list. In three days, Jones' $1.2 billion stadium will host the biggest bout in North Texas history: "The Event" between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger Joshua Clottey.

Wednesday at Cowboys Stadium marked the final news conference featuring the two fighters and their representatives. Below at field level, workers continued to construct the ringside area.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Jones said the event was approaching a sellout of roughly 45,000 tickets. The stadium currently doesn't plan to sell Party Pass tickets in the plaza areas.

The buzz around Pacquiao-Clottey has been just what Jones hoped. Like February's NBA All-Star game - widely considered a successful joint venture between Jones and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban - Jones is "anxious" to see the quality of the presentation on Saturday night.

The initial renderings of the stadium included a basketball court and a boxing ring right in the middle of the star. Jones has made both events realities in the stadium's first year of existence.

Jones credits Top Rank promoter Bob Arum for bringing championship boxing back to North Texas. In turn, Arum called Jones "the greatest promoter in the world."

"I have an inordinate amount of enthusiasm for sports," Jones said. "It makes me want to involve fans with the Cowboys.

"The interest and the visibility of the Cowboys, that opened up a world of ability there. Now what I do feel would almost be a crime is not to use all the interest and the visibility that we have with that team, with this stadium to be sitting here doing something like this event."

Jones is optimistic the stadium's "aura" will provide a special atmosphere. Its giant digital, center-hung video board will assure every fan gets a clear view of the action.

Both men are hopeful Saturday night leads to more top-shelf boxing in Arlington.

"It's our intention to bring a lot of big matches to Cowboys Stadium," Arum said via conference call this week. "The fans are absolutely terrific. This is the greatest venue in the world and it's something that can help make boxing more visible and prosper."