By Mark Vester
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to consider the random drug test demands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking with the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao said he was willing to meet Mayweather's previous number of 14-days to help make a mega-fight in November.
“As long as they’re not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight,” Pacquiao told the Bulletin late Wednesday night.
When the two fighters entered negotiations earlier this year, Mayweather wanted a 14-day cut-off on the random drug tests. Pacquiao wanted the testing to stop 24-days before the fight. The negotiations fell apart over the testing dispute.
Everything is now in place for the two fighters to negotiate again. This time Mayweather may retract his previous request for a cut-off date and demand the random testing continues until the day of the fight, which Pacquiao is likely not going to agree to. The negotiations are expected to start soon.
Pacquiao plans to return on the tentative date of November 13 in either Texas or Las Vegas. If a deal with Mayweather can not be made, Pacquiao is more than likely going to fight former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito.
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