Duo agrees to drug testing

Ahead of their Saturday, May 2 big money clash, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to unannounced blood and urine testing without reservation.

The May 2 fight is to be conducted under the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) testing programme and the welterweight rivals will be tested out of competition prior to the fight and in competition after the fight.

“We commend these two fighters for their stance on clean sport,” said Usada chief executive Travis Tygart.

“It’s a strong statement of the importance of clean and safe competition to have them voluntarily agree to have a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) programme implemented for this fight.”

Some of the banned substances that will be tested for at the Wada-accredited laboratory are growth hormone (HGH), erythropoietin (EPO) and the use of carbon isotope ratio (CIR).

The meeting of these two  welterweight rivals five eyars ago, were called off after Pacquiao refused to participate in blood testing at Mayweather’s insistence.

The boxing superstars undefined ahead of their fight.