LOOK: In pre-fight health questionnaire, Pacquiao didn't disclose injury

Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery to fix a torn rotator cuff that hampered him in his defeat to Floyd Mayweather this past weekend. While the Filipino ring icon said he didn't want to use it as an excuse, his camp cried foul over the fact that the Nevada State Athletic Commission refused to allow  him to take painkiller shots for his shoulder.

The commission said it did not know about Pacquiao's injury prior to the request done on the evening of the fight. True.Ink published Pacquiao's pre-fight health questionnaire, where the fighter made no such disclosure about an injury.
 

In a statement, Pacquiao's camp said it had notified the United States Anti-Doping Agency (“USADA”) of the injury and filled out paperwork indicating the needed medication for the Filipino champion.

"Manny’s advisors notified the United States Anti-Doping Agency ('USADA') of the shoulder injury and the treatments being proposed by the doctors during training and on fight night.  USADA spoke to Manny’s doctors twice, investigated, and confirmed in writing that the proposed treatments, if used, were completely allowed.  The medication approved for fight night was a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (Toradol)," the Pacquiao camp said.

"On his pre-fight medical form filled out earlier in the week, Manny’s advisors listed the medications that Manny used in training and the medications that might be used on fight night.  A few hours before he was expected to step in the ring, when Manny’s doctors began the process, the Nevada Commission stopped the treatment because it said it was unaware of Manny’s shoulder injury." -- JST, GMA News