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Nevada orders urine tests for Pacquiao, Mayweather
Published on: 30th December, 2009
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The head of the Nevada boxing commission ordered Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to submit to urine tests as a way of trying to break the impasse that has threatened to derail their proposed March 13 megafight.
Pacquiao and Mayweather must submit to the tests within 48 hours or face possible fines or suspension by the Nevada Athletic commission.
“That at least starts the ball rolling,” said Keith Kizer, the commission’s executive director.
The ball may not roll very far, though, as time continues to run out on the big fight. There was no communication between the two sides, and Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum said he planned to announce another fight for Pacquiao today.
“There’s been absolutely no movement,” Arum said.
The tests, which were ordered by commission chairman Pat Lundvall, fall under an out-of-com+petition testing regulation which went into effect last year and allows state boxing authorities to order boxers to comply. Kizer said about 30 of the tests have been ordered in the last 18 months.
By: eagletribune.com
