Anthony JoshuaThe team made a blast Daniel DuBois He is accused of not signing up for voluntary drug testing before the domestic dispute.
AJ will challenge his former teammate for the IBF heavyweight title in a fight at Wembley in September.
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But the former two-time unified heavyweight champion’s team sensationally claimed ‘Triple D’ has not yet signed up to additional drug testing from the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
258 management tweeted on Tuesday night: “Evening @Queensberry … any update on why @DynamiteDubois hasn’t signed up for @Vada_Testing yet?”
Queensberry Promotions responded to the claim on Wednesday, writing: “Daniel has been nominated, as VADA will confirm.
Dubois had to undergo a VADA test before the unfortunate collision with the former plain and obvious heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk last August.
Most fighters participating in big fights enroll in random testing from VADA for additional testing, which they pay for out of their own pocket.
One reason for this is that some athletic commissions and sanctioning bodies are unable to conduct as many random tests during players’ respective camps.
Joshua and Dubois, aged 34 and 26 respectively, will be subject to random drug testing by UKAD (UK Anti-Doping).
Both players have never violated anti-doping rules during their careers.
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Joshua has voluntarily participated in VADA testing multiple times throughout his career and was most recently enrolled in the program ahead of his March fight with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
And he called for radical reform of drug testing 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 have random drug tests? I get drug tested all year round.
“Every quarter I have to state my whereabouts, where I will be every day, what time of day, so (drug-testers) can come in anytime they want.
“It’s been like that since 2011. I’ve submitted to it every day of my life. So why am I under that pressure when 60% to 70% of other boxers aren’t?
“Once you have a contract with a top-tier promoter, they should all have this (random testing approach) as part of the deal.”
SunSport has contacted Queensberry Promotions for comment.
