Steinbrenner's rubber stamp to complete these negotiations is expected.
The pact, now undergoing final negotiations, is expected to be signed early next year.
The pace of the negotiations is expected to pick up as the deadline of 12 01 a.m.
The pace of the closed-door negotiations is expected to pick up as the deadline of 12 01 a.m.
In September, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority — who appears to have given up on negotiations — is expected to ask the United Nations General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state.
The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, is due to visit the US at the end of next week but no movement on peace negotiations is expected.
The talks, which the companies have held in fits and starts for more than a month, have reached a crucial stage and a decision about whether to proceed with formal negotiations is expected within the next week, the executives said.
The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, staged after six years of negotiations, is expected to generate as much as £162m ($250m).
Negotiations are expected to resume later this month.
Negotiations are expected to take several months.
