The United States Anti-Doping Agency or USADA already started its role in the Mayweather Jr and Shane Mosley fight by conducting random tests for steroids and other banned substances. The tests will follow the Olympic style testing where the fighters will be required to inform the agency of their whereabouts and the tests could be conducted anytime. This procedure is the first in professional boxing where a third party will test fighters for steroids. The state athletic commission will still perform its normal duties in testing the fighters for banned substances before the fight. However, it is not yet clear what will happen if the result of the NSAC will conflict with the USADA.

In the Mayweather Mosley fight which is scheduled on May 1, any positive test will be made public and both fighters agree that any boxer who test positive could be disqualified in advance of the fight, or the bout canceled, and face a two-year suspension from boxing. The type of tests include urine and blood testing which is considered as a more accurate method in determining banned substances such as steroids and HGH.

In the interview by Lem Satterfield of Fanhouse Boxing, Shane Mosley confirmed that the representative of the USADA tested him 5 times already. Chris Forberg of USADA already made random tests for his blood twice and his urine three times. Mosley said that it could be bothersome but he likes the way they do it. “I could see how fighters would not like this. I could see how fighters would not like to give blood and to be so-called harassed or to be on notice 24 hours a day, where ever you go. I could see how it could be bothersome. But at the same time, I kind of like it. It’s truly a good thing.” Mosley believe that it is good for boxing. “It will change the mentality of a lot of fighters, and what they need to do to get themselves together and to get themselves in shape. I think that it’s great. Everybody knows that you’re clean,” he said.

He was interviewed at his training camp at Big Bear Lake, California where he answered questions about the olympic style testing. Mosley admitted previously that he used “The clear” and “The Cream” in 2003. That was the time when he defeated Oscar de la Hoya for the second time in September of 2003 in Las Vegas.

The WBA welterweight champion was asked if the USADA testing is a good start for boxing. “I think it’s a great thing for the major fights. It could throw a lot of people’s fight game off because the Olympic style testing is way different from regular testing. You can’t even really go to the store and buy medicine for your cold really unless you okay it with them,” Mosley said.

He also explained that with the Olympic style testing, the boxer should be very careful of any pill or supplement that he would take. “Your test can show up dirty if you take certain types of medicines or nasal sprays. You could maybe take Claratin and your test could show up positive,” he said. He also added that before taking any medication, the anti-doping agency should be notified about it. “If you’re taking some protein and it has some kind of residue that contains something illegal, you can test positive. That doesn’t mean that you test positive for steroids, but you may test positive because there’s something in there that could just mess you up,” Mosley added.

The result of the urine and blood tests has not yet been released by the agency. The Mayweather’s camp is silent now about this Olympic blood testing. We are just wondering if Mayweather Jr. is also happy, like Mosley, on the strict procedure of the agency where they have to be informed of their whereabouts 24/7.

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