Hours before Floyd Mayweather's much-anticipated fight against Manny Pacquiao, his camp informed a pair of reporters who have questioned him about and brought to light his reported history of domestic violence that their credentials were blocked.
CNN's Rachel Nichols and ESPN's Michelle Beadle tweeted that they wouldn't be allowed in the MGM Grand Arena for the fight, despite their standing with national media outlets
Nichols questioned Mayweather about his domestic violence incidents last fall as the NFL was embroiled in the controversy surrounding its handling of former Ravens running back Ray Rice. Beadle has also discussed Mayweather's out-of-the-ring domestic violence issues.
Mayweather's history has been in the focus all week. Grantland's Louisa Thomas and Deadspin's Diana Moskovitz have some of the best stories of the week on it.
Now, as the Washington Post's Sally Jenkins pointed out, those incidents — and the treatment of those who are exposing it — are going to be all anyone talks about until the fight.