Pacquiao sued over shoulder injury dishonesty claims

Phillipines boxer Manny Pacquiao is reportedly being sued in a court in Nevada after being accused of lying over a shoulder injury sustained before his fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, which ended in a 48th consecutive win for the latter.

According to the BBC, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) says Pacquiao, 36, did not declare his injury on a pre-fight questionnaire.

Two people in Nevada have alleged the boxer defrauded ticket buyers, television viewers and gamblers. They have opened lawsuits just hours after the NAC accused the fighter of being dishonest.

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Pacquiao, however, has claimed that he was transparent and a treatment plan had been agreed.

If the Filipino is found guilty of that charge, the penalty for perjury could be a jail sentence of between one and four years, and a fine of up to 5,000 dollars.