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Government, Sports

BREAKING: NEVADA ATHLETIC COMMISSION VOIDS MAYWEATHER WIN OVER PACQUIAO

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imageLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – Until last weekend, it was billed the ‘Fight of the Century.’ But days after the Pacquiao-Mayweather welterweight fight unfolded in Las Vegas, it is now being called names like ‘Scam of the Century,’ and ‘Scandal of the Century.’

Today, in an unprecedented  move, the Nevada Athletic Commission voided the unanimous decision win by Mayweather over Pacquiao.

“There’s just too many missteps leading to and during the fight and we cannot sit here and just do nothing,” Commission Chairman Francisco Aguilar told The Adobo Chronicles.

In voiding the fight results, Aguilar presented a laundry list of what went wrong:

  • The Pacquiao camp did not disclose the  Filipino boxer’s rotator cuff injury in the pre-fight medical questionnaire.
  • The Pacquiao camp alleged that Manny was denied a legal injection to relieve the pain from his injured shoulder.
  • In addition to filling out the  medical questionnaire, both Pacquiao and Mayweather should have been examined by an independent medical doctor.
  • While both boxers weighed under 147 pounds during the official weigh-in on Friday, Pacquiao and Mayweather weighed way over the welterweight maximum weight on Saturday.
  • The judges’ summary scoresheet was not filled out correctly, casting doubt on whether it was Mayweather or Pacquiao who scored higher.
  • There were more hugs than punches during the 12-round fight, especially by Mayweather.
  • Both camps violated a new commission rule that no celebrities are allowed as part of the boxers’ official entourage. Mayweather had Justin Bieber in his entourage while Pacquiao had late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
  • Three national anthems were sung during the fight — U.S., Philippine and Mexican national anthems. The singing of the Mexican anthem misled many spectators and television viewers to think that Pacquiao was Mexican.

In addition, Aguilar said that numerous lawsuits  against Pacquiao, the boxing promoter and even the Nevada Athletic Commission have started to emerge, and “it is the commission’s responsibility to protect and preserve the integrity of professional boxing.”

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Sports

MAYWEATHER WANTS A RE-MATCH WITH PACQUIAO; FILIPINO BOXER SETS HIS CONDITIONS

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imageLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – Unbeaten American boxer Floyd Mayweather on Tuesday said he is willing to fight Manny Pacquiao again after the Filipino’s shoulder surgery.

Mayweather, in a text message to ESPN’s Stephen Smith, said he is willing to have a rematch with Pacquiao. “I will fight him in a year after his surgery,” Mayweather said.

Pacquiao, after consulting with a doctor in Los Angeles and having an MRI scan done, has decided to go under the knife to repair a torn rotator cuff that he injured during training camp. The surgery will take place sometime this week and will keep him off the ring for at least a year.

Pacquiao suffered the shoulder injury in training camp with three weeks to go before the fight, but still opted to push through and face Mayweather.

Pacquiao said he was able to rest his shoulder in the final weeks of camp, even sending away his sparring partners, and was under the impression that he will be allowed to take an anti-inflammatory shot on fight night in order to numb the pain.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) barred him from taking the injection, however, and the injury was aggravated in the third round, Pacquiao said after the bout.

When informed about Mayweather’s proposal for a re-match, Pacquaio said, “Sure, I would be happy to fight him again, but this time it will be on my own terms.”  Pacquiao said that he will agree to a re-match only if the fight will be held at the Philippine Arena in the Philippines and that the revenue split would be 70%  to 30% in favor of the Filipino boxer.

The Pacquiao camp already has a promotional mantra for the re-match.  It will be billed “Gotcha in Manila!”

Law Enforcement, Sports

PACQUIAO SUED IN LAS VEGAS FOR $5 MILLION, MAYWEATHER OFFERS TO PAY IF FILIPINO BOXER IS CONVICTED

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Mayweather, left, and Pacquiao (Photo: Getty Images)
Mayweather, left, and Pacquiao (Photo: Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, Nevada  (The Adobo Chronicles) – A lawsuit was filed against Manny Pacquiao in the US District Court in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning for the Filipino boxer’s failure to disclose his shoulder injury before his fight with Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2.

The potential class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of Staphane Vanel and Kami Rahbaran, both of Clark County, who are seeking as much as $5 million in damages.

The plaintiffs said they relied on misrepresentations and non-disclosures when they bought their tickets or pay per view showings and wagered on the Mayweather-Pacquiao “fight of the century.”

Also named in the lawsuit are Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc.; Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s adviser; Todd Duboef; and other unknown defendants.

Upon learning about the lawsuit, Mayweather reached out to Pacquiao in a gesture of the proverbial olive branch. Mayweather said that he will gladly pay the $5 Million in damages sought in the lawsuit if Pacquiao is convicted. “After all, that’s just a chunk of change for me,” the American boxer told reporters.

Observers are now saying that all those ‘hugs’ by Mayweather during the May 2nd fight were done out of love for Pacquiao, like some sort of a bromance.

Pacquiao himself, during an interview with a Filipino television network about those Mayweather hugs said, ‘Mahal niya yata ako’ (I think he loves me).