Manny Pacquiao undergoes third drug test for fight against Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao. AP FILE PHOTO
Amid his training for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao took some needles for his third drug test Wednesday (Manila time).
According to a report from ABS CBN North America bureau, Pacquiao just finished eight rounds of sparring when a medic from the United States Anti-Doping Agency paid him a visit at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles.
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Pacquiao’s third drug test came in just a day after he received his boxing license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
“It’s okay, I’m good since I got my license,” Pacquiao said.
It was issues on drug-testing that derailed the first negotiations of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.
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Under USADA rules, their agents will test boxers unannounced for performance-enhancing drugs any time before a fight.
His first drug test was done last March 17.
For more updates on Pacquiao-Mayweather “Fight of the Century,” visit The Pacquiao Files.
