A blagger pretended to be part of Leonardo DiCaprio's entourage to get ringside at the 'fight of the century' and was even defended by Floyd Mayweather after he was rumbled by security.

Steve Carruthers, 24, from Hull in East Yorkshire, put on his best suit and waited outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena ahead of Manny Pacquiao and Mayweather's big fight on Saturday.

When he spotted the A-list actor he followed behind his team straight into the VIP bar, where he mingled with the likes of Christian Bale, Donald Trump, Michael Keaton and Paris Hilton.

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Chancer: Steve Carruthers, 24, managed to blag his way past security at the Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fight on Saturday night, where he got a picture with the boxers (pictured right with Mayweather)

Shameless: Mr Carruthers poses for a quick selfie with Manny Pacquiao after the fight, when he pretended to be among the journalists waiting outside their dressing rooms

Even after the fight he thought he'd try his luck once more in a bid to meet the fighting legends and joined journalists filtering past security teams and waiting outside their dressing rooms.

But the business graduate, who is on a six-week trip to the U.S., was caught out by the MGM security team when he asked Mayweather for an autograph.

He thought his luck was up but to Mr Carruthers' surprise Mayweather turned to one of the guard's and said 'I've got him', before inviting him to his press conference and posing for photos.

The shameless chancer , who also met Chris Brown, Michael Jo Fox and Macklemore, said: ' It was quite hard. You've got to have the balls to do it.

'If I was in jeans and trainers I don't think it would have worked. Everyone was suited and booted so I just blended in. '

Mr Carruthers already had a £2,000 ticket in block 208 to watch the fight, but after waiting outside the 16,800-capacity Las Vegas venue he spotted an opportunity to get an even closer seat.

Pose: Mr Carruthers gets a selfie with Christian Bale after he pretended to be part of Leonardo DiCaprio's entourage as they made their way into the VIP area at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas

Smiles: The business graduate, who is on a six-week tour of the United States, even met Paris Hilton

Buddies: The Yorkshireman met actor Mark Wahlberg (right) who was 'really nice' and did a shout out on his phone for a friend

He said: ' I was outside and I saw Leo DiCaprio - he had a cap on and his sunglasses and head down so that nobody recognised him, but I did and followed him in.

'I just walked in with him to the ballroom after tagging on with about six of his entourage. He went straight to the bar and that was where he took off his cap.

'He said he didn't do photos but he was really polite and shook my hand.

'He went towards the ring side so I just followed him in there and that was where I met loads of people and took a selfie with Mark Wahlberg. He was really nice and did a shout out on my phone. '

Mr Carruthers wasn't the only person to blag himself a ringside seat, which set ticket-holders back a hefty £650,000.

Ifran Ahmed, 29, and Chris Stowe, 30, from Essex, donned Mayweather tracksuits and baseball hats to sneak past security and fool everyone they were part of his team.

The pair rubbed shoulders with a host of A-list stars from the likes of popstars Nicole Scherzinger and Justin Bieber to actors Mark Wahlberg and Verne Troyer after gaining ringside access.

Due to a lack of spare spots Mr Carruthers had to take his seat in the designated one he had paid for.

But after the 12th round he went back down and once again blagged his way past security and towards the boxers' dressing rooms where he met both sportsmen.

'There was about four other people there already with their accreditation badges around their necks - so I just walked through and evaded security,' he said.

Silly: Donald Trump even played along when Mr Carruthers pulled a funny face for their selfie at the ringside

Stare : The 24-year-old poses with Michael J Fox after blagging his way in. He had to take his original seat during the fight because there were no spaces left among the £650,000 ringside seats

Can't Hold Us: Mr Carruthers brushed shoulders with dozens of big names, including singer Macklemore

Peace-out: Chris Brown was among the celebrities at the fight who were happy to pose for a photo with him

Sibling love: Mr Carruthers puts his arms round the Jonas Brothers, who were also in the VIP area at MGM

Star-struck?: Poker player Dan Bilzerian was in the ringside area for the fight and among those that had no idea Mr Carruthers wasn't part of Leonardo DiCaprio's entourage

'I just waited outside their dressing rooms and just avoided eye contact with anyone. Manny was the first one to come out and I took a photo with him.

'He was really nice considering he had just lost the biggest fight of his career. Nobody was asking who I was so I just stuck around and waited for Floyd to come out.

'He was really cool and had a huge entourage. I asked him for a photograph and also an autograph and I was walking with him.

'He said it was okay to walk along with him, but he had to go do an interview right then.

'The MGM security said I had no accreditation on, but he said "I got him" and said it was fine, he said "just leave him, don't worry it's fine".

'He said I could come and watch the press conference so the MGM guy had to just leave it and he said 'don't worry, I've got you'.'

Mr Carruthers, who has now flown to LA for three weeks, added: 'After the interview he was like "let's go do the photos outside".

'I got one and I was going to leave it but he got security to take quite a few photos. He was really, really nice.'

He also got selfies with Donald Trump, the Jonas Brothers, boxer Shane Mosley, Robbie Keane and golfer Lee Westwood.

Tricked: Mr Carruthers found a fellow Brit at the match as he posed for a photo with golfer Lee Westwood

Blurred: Michael Keaton was happy to stop for a quick picture with the shameless chancer on Saturday

Irish footballer Robbie Keane was at the ringside. Mr Carruthers boldly blagged his way in but had to move back to his designated seat, which he'd paid £2,000 for

He grabbed himself a drink at the VIP bar where he bumped into Avengers actor Don Cheadle (right)

American TV host Jimmy Kimmel was also up for a picture with the blagger - who wasn't the only one to chance his way into the ringside that night after two Essex men made their way past security too