Floyd Mayweather Jr. and welterweight champion Shane Mosley agree to submit to drug testing of Olympic standard for the fight of May 1 in Las Vegas, what they hope will become the new standard in boxing.
The representatives of both boxers met Thursday with Travis Tygart, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA for its acronym in English) to discuss the program, which is broader than the tests that are currently under the jurisdiction of committees State athletics.
"This is one of the most important events I have seen in the sport of boxing and, if this introduced examinations Olympic style boxing, not only are we offered a great fight but will also have done things to be partners for all athletes" said Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions.
Mayweather and Mosley will be subject to an unlimited number of blood tests and urine without notice before and after the fight, and the results will be stored so that the USADA to examine them in the future.
The samples are tested for all substances now banned by WADA, including human growth hormone (HGH) and steroid designed on purpose as tetrahydrogestrinone (THG).
Most of the state athletic commissions examined only urine samples, which can not detect Tygart said at least four substances used to improve performance, including HGH.
"For the first time, we have professional athletes in the sport of boxing to come to us to implement an anti-doping program," Tygart said. "These athletes are brave in their position and desire to undergo the most stringent anti-doping standard.
Mayweather and Mosley met last weekend with leaders of the anti-doping agency to provide information on their whereabouts and receive information about testing.
Mayweather Olympic-style tests required as a condition to fight with Manny Pacquiao, he did not accept that the Filipino and derailed the negotiations would have been the biggest fight in years.
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