Every Body Watch BOXING FUN and Fight or Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Live agree to Olympic-type drug tests,The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has been retained to supervise rigorous drug testing for the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight, leaving each boxer exposed to serious repercussions if either is found to be using performance-enhancing drugs.
USADA Chief Executive Travis Tygart told The Times the agreement will give his agency full access to conduct unannounced in- and out-of-competition blood and/or urine tests of the fighters at any point through fight night, May 2, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Marcos Maidana Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr., Marcos Maidana Ethan Miller / Getty Images Floyd Mayweather, right, battles Marcos Maidana during a WBC/WBA unification bout at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 3, 2014. Mayweather is considered one of the most successful boxers in the history of the sport. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr. Al Bello / Allsports Floyd Mayweather Jr. celebrates his victory over Augustine Sanchez at the U.S. Olympic Box-offs in Augusta, Ga., on April 20, 1996. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hans Deryk / Associated Press Floyd Mayweather Jr. looks on as he awaits a decision by the judges following a pre-Olympic tune-up bout against Russia's Viacheslav Smirnov in Miami on June 17, 1996. Mayweather went on to win a bronze medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Floyd Mayweather Jr., Serafim Todorov Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr., Serafim Todorov Rick Bowmer / Associated Press USA's Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, fight's Bulgaria's Serafim Todorov during their 57-kilogram class semifinal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caption Floyd Mayweather Jr. Paul Morse / Los Angeles Times Floyd Mayweather Jr. reacts after losing to Bulgaria's Serafim Todorov in the 57-kilogram semifinals at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. “It’s a strong statement of the importance of clean and safe competition to have these two fighters voluntarily agree to have a WADA-level anti-doping program implemented for this fight. We commend them for their stand for clean sport and the message it sends to all those who want to compete clean at the highest levels of all sport,” Tygart said.
Tygart said both fighters agreed to stipulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency code, which calls for a four-year ban from competition for any athlete who tests positive for PEDs. lRelated Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach uses fighting words about Mayweather That would be a devastating fall for either the unbeaten, 38-year-old Mayweather or the record eight-division champion Pacquiao, 36. USADA oversees drug testing programs for Olympic sports, including track and field, cycling and swimming, and also has been retained to preside over triathlons and some mixed-martial-arts and boxing matches. USADA also is a founding partner with the U.S. Olympic Committee, Major League Baseball and the NFL in the Partnership for Clean Competition, which supports and funds advancements in drug-testing research. WADA, in turn, establishes international testing standards. Manny Pacquiao Caption Manny Pacquiao Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times Rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao was already called the best boxer in the 2000s. At the age of 35 with a record of 56 wins, five losses and two ties, Pacquiao shows no sign of slowing down. First punch on American soil Caption First punch on American soil Laura Rauch / Associated Press Pacquiao's professional boxing career started in 1995 and he boxed primarily in the Philippines until 2001. In his 2001 debut in the United States against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba of South Africa, Pacquiao won by TKO in six rounds. Losing his featherweight title Caption Losing his featherweight title Eric Jamison / Associated Press Before facing Mexico's Erik Morales in March 19, 2005, in Las Vegas, Pacquiao had not lost since September 1999. Morales won by unanimous decision to take the WBC international super featherweight title. Another shot at Morales Caption Another shot at Morales Jed Jacobsohn / Getty Images Ten months later, Pacquiao faced Erik Morales again. Pacquiao knocked Morales out in the 10th round. It was the first time Morales was knocked out in his boxing career. Winning the lightweight title belt Caption Winning the lightweight title belt Eric Jamison / Associated Press Pacquiao trades punches with David Diaz during their WBC lightweight championship boxing match June 28, 2008, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won by knockout in the ninth round. The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is expected to shatter boxing pay-per-view and live-gate records, and Mayweather said at a news conference Wednesday in Los Angeles that he expects to earn “nine figures for 36 minutes of work.”
Mayweather first insisted on USADA testing for his fight against Shane Mosley in May 2010, after Pacquiao declined to participate in blood testing, a stance that led to the scrapping of the first attempted negotiation for a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Comments Mayweather later claimed in a video that Pacquiao used performance-enhancing substances, referring to “power pellets,” which led Pacquiao to sue Mayweather and ultimately collect a settlement believed to be in the $5-million range. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, said the rigid drug testing announced Friday “stops the rumors and bad speculation. This testing is cosmetic in the sense that it shuts up anyone making false accusations. “We've agreed on the USADA testing, and we've agreed to their rules. I believe a lot of this that was spread around [about Pacquiao's reluctance to test] was unfortunate and nonsensical. There's not any issue with Manny or Floyd. They aren't taking performance-enhancing drugs.” In 2012 Pacquiao suffered a sixth-round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, who had not been able to knock down Pacquiao in three previous bouts. For the 2012 bout the fighters were subjected to minimal drug testing, with urine tests performed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission only immediately before and after the fight. Following that loss, Pacquiao agreed to random blood and urine tests by the Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Assn. for his bouts in Macao against Brandon Rios in 2013 and Chris Algieri last November, according to VADA's Margaret Goodman. In this fight negotiation with Mayweather, Pacquiao quickly accepted Olympic-style drug testing. USADA said it will inform both the Nevada commission and WADA of test results from Mayweather and Pacquiao. The agency plans to use the advanced Carbon Isotope Ratio process in testing for synthetic testosterone while also testing for the energy-boosting EPO and strength-building human growth hormone.
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