Pacquiao agrees to Mayweather’s 14 day blood test demands

Following his outclassing of Shane Mosley on Saturday, Floyd Mayweather was asked about a bout with Manny Pacquiao to which he replied if he (Pacquiao) takes the blood test then there will be a fight.

Ladies and gentlemen I suggest you start booking your flights and hotel rooms as Manny Pacquiao has backed down from his previous stance in an attempt to resurrect the abandoned fight.

Pacquiao had previously claimed he would only undergo Olympic style testing if the cut off date was 24 days before the fight but this morning on his official website, mpboxing.com, the WBO welterweight champion said:

“I am willing to help the sport for the future of the sport. I do not want to see anyone cheat or cheat this sport. For that reason I am willing to consider taking blood as close as 14 days prior to the fight, as long as, my opponent does the same, and it is not a lot of blood, just enough to test, I do not want anyone having an unfair advantage where someone may get hurt. I am willing to do my part to help this sport out.”

Now he has agreed to the 14 day cut off period, a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao looks more likely to go ahead as it was the major stumbling block during negotiations last time around.

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