Anthony Joshua’s 258MTG VADA testing jab at September opponent and IBF world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois has been rebuffed by Queensberry Promotions. On Tuesday, Joshua’s management alleged in a tweet that Dubois had not signed up for voluntary drug testing
“Daniel is enrolled as VADA will confirm,” Queensberry said on X. Express Fighting has reached out to Queensberry for any additional comment. Dubois was tested ahead of his defeat to former unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last Aug. It is not uncommon in combat sports for big fighters to sign up for random testing from VADA.
As a result, former two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua, 34, and Dubois, 26, will be subject to random drug tests from UK-Anti-Doping. And both fighters have clean records thus far. Joshua has seen prior rivals fail drug testing before or after getting inside the squared circle with each other.
Robert Helenius being the most recent example after Joshua’s rematch with Dillian Whyte was cancelled over a failed pre-fight drugs test. Whyte has since been cleared.
