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SPORTS A21
Friday 11 September 2015
Floyd Mayweather, USADA dispute report of IV doping
in advance of the IV being on having the USADA do
administered to him,” USA- random testing was one
DA’s statement read. reason his fight with Pac-
It added that once the ther- quiao took place five years
apeutic use exemption was after it was originally pro-
granted, the Nevada com- posed.
mission and Pacquiao were “I did not commit any viola-
immediately notified even tions of the Nevada or USA-
though the practice is not DA drug testing guidelines,”
prohibited. Mayweather said in a state-
Mayweather, who is fighting ment. “I follow and have
Andre Berto on Saturday, always followed the rules
said he has always been a of Nevada and USADA,
strong supporter of athletes the gold standard of drug
being clean. His insistence testing.”q
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. watches during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in
Las Vegas. Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd the Mayweather did not re- gest that we would ever
Mayweather Jr. insists he did ceive a formal exemption compromise our integrity
nothing wrong in taking an from the USADA for the IV for any sport or athlete,” the
IV solution to rehydrate af- until three weeks after the statement said.
ter the weigh-in for his fight fight. The substances in the IV — a
against Manny Pacquiao. But the USADA said it was saline solution and vitamins
Doping officials on Thursday aware of the IV prior to it — are not banned by the
also backed Mayweather, being taken and that the USADA. But the World Anti-
saying he disclosed the infu- Nevada Athletic Commis- Doping Agency does not
sion to them before taking sion and Pacquiao’s repre- allow the high volume that
it and that it contained no sentatives were notified. In Mayweather took because
prohibited substances. a statement, the agency it can mask other substanc-
A report Wednesday by referred to what it called es.
SB Nation said representa- “numerous unfounded and “Although Mr. Mayweath-
tives of the U.S. Anti-Doping false accusations” in the ar- er’s application was not ap-
Agency saw that May- ticle, saying they were either proved until after his fight
weather had taken the IV a “genuine misunderstand- with Mr. Pacquiao and all
when they went to collect ing of the facts or an inten- tests results were reported,
urine samples from him after tional desire to mislead.” Mr. Mayweather did dis-
the weigh-in. The report said “It is simply absurd to sug- close the infusion to USADA
