Boxing buzz: Mayweather dumps Pacquiao

A close aid of seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao said that the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr. had allegedly pulled out of their scheduled March 13 mega-fight. This was according to Michael Koncz, Pacquiao's Canadian adviser and liaison officer to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. Koncz, in a breaking news by Sports Saksi Chino Trinidad, said that he just talked to Arum who already floated the names of WBA super welterweight king Yuri Foreman and former world champion Paul Malignaggi as Pacquiao’s next opponent in March 13. This could be taken as a confirmation that the Mayweather camp had already withdrawn from the deal.
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV Foreman, an aspiring rabbi, defeated Daniel Santos via unanimous decision in the undercard of Pacquiao's blockbuster fight with Miguel Cotto. Mayweather's demand for Pacquiao to undergo blood testing, in order to look for traces of performance-enhancing substances, is the alleged reason that the proposed mega-fight between both fighters would no longer push through. Mayweather’s camp is demanding Pacquiao to undergo drug testing where blood samples would be taken from the Filipino ring icon two days before their scheduled March 13 bout. Pacquiao, however, declined to give in to their demand saying that he is not hiding something and he believes that he has done nothing wrong. Pacquiao said his performance inside the ring would be affected if blood is taken out from him two days before the fight. – GMANews.TV