Manny Pacquiao is going for the knockout, buying a fully decked-out Beverly Hills home with a celebrity pedigree before his May 2 welterweight face-off against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

 

The 7-bedroom, 8-bath mansion was first owned by Sean "Diddy" Combs, who sold it in 2001. It features a grand two-story entrance with a sweeping staircase and a master suite with his-and-her bathrooms. The “her” side boasts a steam shower, spa bathtub and two large, custom walk-in closets.

A home theater plays in high definition and surround sound, with luxurious seating for more than 20 people.

At 10,000 square feet and a listing price of $11.9 million (most recently, anyway), it carries considerably more weight than the Los Angeles home that Pacquiao has had listed at $2.7 million for the past two years.

The listing agent, Elsa Nelson of Nelson Shelton & Associates Real Estate, brokered a sale of the then-new home to Combs way back in 1998, when he was still called Puff Daddy and was dating Jennifer Lopez. He sold it about three years later.

“This is the fourth time our company has sold that particular property,” Nelson notes. “And Manny is buying the home completely furnished.”

Pacquiao’s latest move was first reported by TMZ.