Anthony Joshua’s team BLAST Daniel Dubois over failure to sign up for additional drug testing ahead of September clash
ANTHONY JOSHUA‘s team have BLASTED Daniel Dubois for allegedly not signing up for voluntary drug testing ahead of their domestic dust-up.
AJ will challenge his former sparring partner for the IBF heavyweight title in a September showdown at Wembley.
But the former two-time unified heavyweight champion’s team sensationally claimed ‘Triple D’ has yet to sign up for additional drug testing from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
258 Management tweeted on Tuesday night: “Evening @Queensberry … any update on why @DynamiteDubois isn’t signed up for @Vada_Testing yet??”
Queensberry Promotions responded to the claim on Wednesday, writing: “Daniel is enrolled as VADA will confirm.
Dubois was subjected to VADA testing ahead of his ill-fated showdown with former undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last August.
A large portion of fighters competing in big bouts sign up for random testing from VADA to add an additional layer of scrutiny, which they pay for out of their own pocket.
That’s in part down to some athletic commissions and sanctioning bodies being unable to afford multiple random tests during the fighters’ respective camps.
Both Joshua and Dubois, 34 and 26 respectively, will be subject to random drug testing from the UKAD (UK-Anti-Doping).
Neither fighter has ever fallen afoul of anti-doping rules and regulations during their careers.
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Joshua has voluntarily entered VADA testing multiple times throughout his career and was most recently enrolled in their program ahead of his March melee with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
And he called for radical drug testing reform after long-time rival Dillian Whyte tested positive for a banned substance ahead of their proposed trilogy fight last August.
He said: “I don’t understand how 60% to 70% of people can get away with doping if you get random drug tests? I get drug-tested all year round.
“Every quarter, I have to submit my whereabouts, where I’m going to be every day, at what hour of the day, so [drug-testers] can turn up randomly if they want.
“It’s been like that since 2011. I’ve submitted it every day of my life. So why am I under that pressure but 60% to 70% of other boxers aren’t?
“Once you sign up to a top-tier promoter they should all have that [approach to random testing] as part of the deal.”
SunSport reached out to Queensberry Promotions for comment.