Earlier today, two reporters claimed that they were being banned from covering the fight of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.
Were Rachel Nichols, Michelle Beadle banned from fight by Floyd Mayweather?
Two reporters are getting banned from attending the biggest fight of the century.
I, along with @Rachel__Nichols, have been banned from the MGM Grand Arena for the fight tonight by the Mayweather camp. #TheFightGame
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) May 2, 2015 No fight for me or @MichelleDBeadle. Mayweather's team told my producer the camp was blocking my credential. https://t.co/JTjjXadPp8
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) May 2, 2015 Michelle Beadle has been very open in campaigning about Mayweather’s problems with domestic abuse. At the 2014 ESPY’s she had some choice words for the champ. Rachel Nichols also grilled Mayweather in September on CNN about the same issues.
But even with all the campaigning the two reporters have done against the boxer, Mayweather’s PR team claimed they never banned the reporters at all:
No one including ME banned @Rachel__Nichols from covering the fight. She is already credentialed. #Facts
— Kelly Swanson (@kellyswanson1) May 2, 2015 And @MichelleDBeadle isn't even on the press list. She's credentialed through @HBOboxing. Yes credentialed. #Fact#2
— Kelly Swanson (@kellyswanson1) May 2, 2015 Later, the Los Angeles Time said that the issue was being resolved:
HBO spokesman tells me the @MichelleDBeadle credential issue is being resolved, statement possibly coming. She'll be at fight I'm told.
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) May 2, 2015 And though it technically got resolved, Nichols by name weren’t credentialed for the fight, but CNN as a network was:
As for Rachel Nichols: Have a boxing source that said her producer was told she wouldn't be credentialed but CNN does have a seat.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) May 2, 2015 SI has obtained a copy of most recent seating chart circulated by promoters. Two CNN talent listed as credentialed. @Rachel__Nichols is not.
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) May 2, 2015 And after all of this hubbub, Michelle Beadle decided she will not be covering the fight of the century after her credential originally got pulled last night:
After hearing my credential was pulled, I went home. Told this morning that HBO was able to get it re-approved late last night.
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) May 2, 2015 That's it. All she wrote. I will now concentrate on Game 7. #GoSpursGo
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) May 2, 2015 My bad. I forgot to hashtag that one...#ActualFacts
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) May 2, 2015 ★★★
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