The Philippine Boxer Manny Pacquiao is demanding a re-fight match of the richest fight
of all time following revelations that Floyd Mayweather underwent an
intravenous injection which would have been banned by the World Anti-Doping
Agency.
This was said after a recent interview that PacMan is also urging the Nevada State Athletic
Commission to ‘impose an appropriate sanction’ on the Money Man, who beat him
by unanimous decision in May.
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Pacquiao, when interviewed at his home in the Philippines,
compared Mayweather’s procedure on the day before their fight to the
Commission’s refusal to allow him a legal pain-killing injection in his injured
shoulder.
He says: ‘That is why I want a rematch. One without any
injury but with fair play. No favouritism. Not one in which Mayweather dictates
all the terms and conditions.’
Mayweather insisted that the United States Anti-Doping
Agency- which is now trying to defend itself against criticism of its handling
of the injection – should conduct the drugs testing.
Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, calls it ‘disgusting’ that
the USADA did not seek a therapeutic exemption for the injection – on the
grounds of dehydration – until almost three weeks after the fight. 'We were
unhappy about USADA but were told that was a condition for the fight to happen.
The intravenous injection of Mayweather’s mix of saline and
vitamins is prohibited by WADA and other agencies who maintain that it can act
as a masking agency for illegal drugs.
Pacquiao adds: ‘Mayweather and his team accused me of using
performance enhancing drugs.
Now look what’s happened. Truth finally came out
and I was vindicated. For their credibility the Commission need to sanction
him, to show they did not give preferential treatment to the Mayweather camp.’
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