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According to a report by Thomas Hauser of SB Nation, Mayweather received two intravenous injections, adding up to 750 milliliters of fluid, the day before the May 2 fight, which he won by unanimous decision in Las Vegas. The fluids that the boxer***8217;s camp said were in the injections, mixtures of saline solution and vitamins, would not have been inherently illegal, but the quantity, in that time frame, could have masked another substance and would have been in violation of rules set forth by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Furthermore, representatives of USADA, which is supposed to abide by WADA rules, became aware of the injections when they went to administer a drug test to Mayweather, but the agency failed to report the incident to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which sanctioned the fight. The NSAC was only made aware of the injections nearly three weeks after the bout, and even then, USADA claimed that it had granted Mayweather a The****utic Use Exemption (TUE), basically a get-out-of-jail-free card, which some experts quoted by Hauser found very odd, at the very least.
Victor Conte, who gained notoriety as a peddler of performance-enhancing drugs in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative case, but who has since become an anti-PED advocate, had this to say:
There are strict criteria for the granting of a TUE. You dont hand them out like Halloween candy. And this sort of IV use is clearly against the rules. Its very su****ious to me. I can tell you that IV drugs clear an athletes system more quickly than drugs that are administered by subcutaneous injection. So why did USADA make this decision? Why did they grant something thats prohibited?
Bob Bennett, who has been executive director of the NSAC since April 2014, and who was previously an FBI agent, told Hauser, The TUE for Mayweathers IV and the IV was administered at Floyds house, not in a medical facility, and wasnt brought to our attention at the time was totally unacceptable.
Last edited by Jubei; 09-11-2015, 02:48 AM.Comment
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No it was not approved, it was retroactively granted 3 weeks after the fight.
Floyds own medical team was doing the IV and they were caught when the collection agents came into Floyds house.
No one would have ever found out about this if the agents didnt get there at that time.
btw why dont you read it yourself
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Let's see, Floyd used an illegal IV drip without a legitimate TUE from the NSAC. The IV drip contained 14 times the legal amount allowed within a 6 hour time span. USADA kept this information hidden from both the NSAC and Top Rank, then informed them 3 weeks after the fact.
In short, the rules were broken and secrets were being withheld from the NSAC. Should this fight be ruled a no contest? Absolutely.Comment
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And there is a video of Floyd injecting 750 mm of liquid IV?
Who can be that ****** to film himself doing something illegal?Comment
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I have read it and I'm trying to make sense of it.
So according to the article USADA turned up randomly to Floyd's house and Floyd was using IV's without permission? And USADA have confirmed this? If so why was this allowed?
According to Dave Mayo's article this isn't the case, his article states that Mayweather asked USADA about the IV's and they approved it.
What I'm not understanding is why 750 was approved? And who came out with this number? Because according to a poster here it was USADA but they're saying that isn't the case now.Comment
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By USADA [United States Anti-Doping Agency]
Whether due to a genuine misunderstanding of the facts or an intentional desire to mislead, numerous unfounded and false accusations have been leveled against USADA in recent on-line articles . Since our inception, USADA’s sole mission has been to protect clean sport. As such, it is unfortunate and extremely disappointing to have to address articles riddled with significant inaccuracies and misrepresentations based on unsubstantiated rumors as well as anonymous or self-interested sources that have recklessly called our integrity into question. It is simply absurd to suggest that we would ever compromise our integrity for any sport or athlete.
Although the articles in question contain a multitude of errors, all of which will be addressed at the appropriate time, we believe it is important to immediately correct the record regarding the false suggestion that Floyd Mayweather violated the rules by receiving an IV infusion of saline and vitamins.
As was already publicly reported in May of this year by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), Mr. Mayweather applied for and was granted a The****utic Use Exemption (TUE) by USADA for an IV infusion of saline and vitamins that was administered prior to his May 2 fight against Manny Pacquiao. Mr. Mayweather’s use of the IV was not prohibited under the NSAC rules at that time and would not be a violation of the NSAC rules today.
Nonetheless, because Mr. Mayweather was voluntarily taking part in a USADA program, and therefore subject to the rules of the WADA Code, he took the additional step of applying for a TUE after the IV infusion was administered in order remain in compliance with the USADA program. Although Mr. Mayweather’s application was not approved until after his fight with Mr. Pacquiao and all tests results were reported, Mr. Mayweather did disclose the infusion to USADA in advance of the IV being administered to him.
Furthermore, once the TUE was granted, the NSAC and Mr. Pacquiao were immediately notified even though the practice is not prohibited under NSAC rules.
Over the past six years USADA has conducted anti-doping programs for over 45 fights in the sport of professional boxing, and each of those programs has been conducted in accordance with the WADA Code and the International Standards.
As a result, every athlete who has participated in one of our programs has voluntarily agreed to abide by the rules of the WADA Code and willingly subjected themselves to substantially more stringent testing protocols than they otherwise would have been subject to.
There are certainly those in the sport of professional boxing who appear committed to preventing an independent and comprehensive anti-doping program from being implemented in the sport, and who wish to advance an agenda that fails to put the interests of clean athletes before their own.
Despite that opposition, we will continue to demonstrate to the clean athletes we serve, the sport partners we work with, and all those who share the ideal of fair competition, that we remain committed to our mission of protecting the rights of clean athletes and the integrity of competition.Comment
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"he took the additional step of applying for a TUE after the IV infusion was administered in order remain in compliance with the USADA program" - USADA
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