The proposed March 13 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is “in jeopardy” after Pacquiao has refused to submit himself to Olypmic-style random drug testing before the fight.

The Filipino has been the subject of speculation about whether he has used performance-enhancing drugs since Floyd Mayweather Sr. first broached the issue to The Press in September.

Pacquiao has passed every drug test administered after his fights but others in the boxing community — most notably former world champions Paulie Malignaggi and Kermit Cintron — have expressed some doubts since Mayweather Sr.’s initial statements.

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Rapper Lil Wayne was detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas on Friday after authorities found marijuana on two of his tour buses.

The marijuana on the buses was detected by drug dogs, said Agent Joe Trevino. The rapper, whose real name is DeWayne Michael Carter, Jr., was among a dozen being detained from his group.

Trevino said the buses were en route to Laredo, Texas, from a concert stop in Hidalgo state.

Calls to Carter’s representatives were not immediately returned Friday.

The Louisiana native was the 2008 best-selling artist, with 2.8 million records sold, and is signed to Cash Money Records.

The rapper is scheduled to begin a prison sentence in February stemming from gun charges in New York.