"Big Baby" Miller fails second drug test after testing positive for Human Growth Hormone Heavyweight contender Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller has failed yet another drug test, this time for a different banned substance. According to ESPN, Miller tested positive for Human Growth Hormone (HGH). On Tuesday, Miller (23-0-1, 20 KOs), 30, also tested positive test for the banned substance GW1516 (Endurobol), a result of a random urine test conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) on March 20. The New York State Athletic Commission refused to issue Miller a boxing license, which cost him a shot at unified titleholder Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden. According to ESPN, the HGH test was from a sample on a different date than the initial positive test. Miller denied knowingly taken Endurobol, but now the cloud hovering above him has mounted an even more dominate position. This is the third time that Miller has failed a drug test.When he competed as a kickboxer under the GLORY banner, he was suspended for nine months by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for Dimethylamylamine, which has been used in the past by athletes as a dietary supplement and a performance-enhancer. Miller was subsequently suspended for nine months.<doc-sep>Heavyweight contender Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller, who was already denied a boxing license earlier this week in New York for a world title fight because of a positive test for a banned substance, has failed a second and third test for other banned substances, sources with knowledge of the test results told ESPN on Friday. The results from a blood sample collected from Miller by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association on March 31 came to light Friday and were positive for human growth hormone (HGH), which is on the World Anti-Doping Agency banned list. A urine sample also collected on March 31 returned positive results for two additional banned substances later on Friday: EPO, which increases the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood, which would help a fighter from showing fatigue late in a fight, and GW1516, which an athlete might use to assist in fat loss or as an endurance booster. "Salita Promotions and Greg Cohen Promotions are very disappointed in these findings and feel awful fight fans will be deprived of what would have been a great fight," Dmitriy Salita and Greg Cohen, Miller's co-promoters, told ESPN in a joint statement following the revelation of the positive test. "It's a terrible outcome and unfortunate situation for all parties involved." On Tuesday, results from a urine sample Miller provided to VADA on March 20 also tested positive for the banned substance GW1516. On Wednesday, the New York State Athletic Commission denied Miller a boxing license, all but ending his hope of being able to challenge unified heavyweight world titlist Anthony Joshua on June 1 on DAZN at Madison Square Garden in New York. On Friday night, Miller posted a video to social media in which he essentially admitted to performance-enhancing drug use and apologized. "This is your boy 'Big Baby' Miller here," an emotional Miller said. "A lot can be said right now. I gonna get straight to the point. I messed up. I messed up. I made a bad call. A lot of ways to handle a situation, I handled it wrongly and I'm paying the price for it. Missed out on is a big opportunity, and I'm hurtin' on the inside. My heart is bleeding right now. I hurt my family, my friends, my team, my supporters. But I'm gonna own up to it. I'm gonna deal with it, I'm gonna correct it, and I'm gonna come back better. "I'm humbled by the experience. I understand how to handle certain things. I'm gonna leave it at that. I love you guys and I appreciate you guys out there, and as fighters we go through a lot and I don't want to make it a bad name for ourselves. It's time to do right, and get right. So I thank you guys." Miller (23-0-1, 20 KOs), 30, of Brooklyn, New York, has asked for the B sample from the March 20 test to be tested, which it is scheduled to be on April 24 but it remains to be seen if it still will given Miller's admission. Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, who is looking for a new opponent to challenge Joshua, was incredulous at the latest positive test, especially since it was Miller who accused Joshua of using PEDs during the promotional tour for the fight in February. "To be honest I can't believe it. You always want to give an athlete the benefit of the doubt, but this leaves no doubt," Hearn told ESPN. "It worries me that fighters feel the only way they can beat AJ is by taking banned substances. One thing we know is Miller is out. AJ's new opponent for June 1 will be announced next week. Clean fighters only need apply." Heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller said after news of his first failed drug test that he has never knowingly taken a banned substance. Abbie Parr/Getty Images Hearn has been talking to various candidates to replace Miller to challenge Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs), 29, the British superstar, who is due to make his United States debut and his seventh title defense. HGH, which is usually given by injection, is used by athletes to increase lean muscle mass and also to help in recovery. It is not detectable by a urine test, but blood testing has been developed in recent years to find it. It is also a substance that typically remains in humans for only about 24 hours. After the first positive test result, Miller claimed he had not knowingly taken a banned substance. "I am absolutely devastated upon hearing the news my boxing license has been [denied] in NY State and I will be vigorously appealing this decision," Miller wrote on social media earlier this week. "I have NEVER knowingly taken any banned substance and when I found out the news [Tuesday] night I was totally shocked. My team and I stand for integrity, decency & honesty and together we will stand to fight this with everything we have!" The positive test for HGH is the third positive test of Miller's combat sports career. In 2014, when he was participating in Glory kickboxing, he tested positive in a urine sample for the banned substance methylhexaneamine after a decision loss to Mirko Cro Cop. The California State Athletic Commission suspended Miller for nine months and fined him $2,500. Getting dumped from the fight with Joshua will cost Miller a career-high purse of $4.875 million. He was also due to earn additional money from a percentage of the pay-per-view profits from the fight on Sky Sports Box Office in the United Kingdom. In addition, Miller will lose out on at least another $3 million because his deal with DAZN called for two $1.5 million comeback fights in the event of a loss to Joshua. The biggest purse of Miller's career was a little over $500,000 for his fourth-round knockout of Bogdan Dinu on Nov. 17.<doc-sep>Anthony Joshua's American debut is in jeopardy after opponent Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller was reported to have failed a drugs test. Joshua was scheduled to fight Miller at New York's Madison Square Garden on June 1 but it emerged on Wednesday that Miller had tested positive on March 20 for muscle growth substance GW1516 and on Wednesday night it is believed that the New York State Athletic Commission denied his application for a licence. The revelation of a negative finding for performance enhancing drugs on March 20 almost certainly leaves promoter Eddie Hearn scrambling to find a replacement. Anthony Joshua's opponent Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller failed a drugs test, it has been reported The heavyweight clash was set to be Joshua's debut in the United States but it is now in doubt Hearn tweeted: 'We have been informed by VADA that there has been an adverse finding in Jarrell Miller's sample collected on March 20th, 2019. 'We are working with all relevant parties and will update with more details soon. AJ's preparation continues for June 1st at MSG.' A statement from Miller's camp said: 'We are in the process of obtaining further information about VADA’s finding and will have more to say soon on this developing situation. 'In the meantime Jarrell continues to train for his June 1 fight against Anthony Joshua. ESPN, citing three people with knowledge of the situation, said 30-year-old Miller tested positive for banned muscle growth substance GW1516. A second sample may now be tested. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn now faces the real prospect of finding a late replacement Hearn took to social media in the early hours of Wednesday to clarify the Miller situation The substance was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's banned list in 2009. The saving grace for the Joshua camp is that there is still six weeks to go, which should allow time to find another heavyweight. Hearn has a stable of British heavyweights but the difficulty would be finding an American to take over good enough to attract a big crowd in New York and the television sales. WHAT IS GW1516? GW1516 was developed in the 1990s as a treatment for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease. It works by forcing skeletal muscle to use fat rather than carbohydrates as an energy source. While it is used by some to accelerate fat loss, it also has real benefits as an endurance aid for athletes. Advertisement One option could be a rematch with Joseph Parker, who Joshua beat on points in Cardiff last March to claim the WBO belt. New Zealand fighter Parker, in dialogue with fans on Twitter after news emerged about Miller, insisted he is 'very ready and willing' to take the fight on with just six weeks to go. Before Tuesday night's news, the fight had broken sales records for the iconic New York venue, taking just two hours to become the highest-grossing pre-sale there ever. Watford-born former Olympian Joshua is due to have his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles on the line in the bout. In the build-up to the fight it was Miller who alleged that Joshua was 'not clean' as he questioned the physique of the British boxer. 'Nobody could have put on 20-pounds between winning the Olympics and his first pro fight the way Joshua did without taking something. Impossible,' Miller said during the press tour. Sarah Fina, vice president of Miller's promotional company, gave a brief statement on Twitter Joseph Parker, who Joshua beat on points in Cardiff in March 2018, is interested in the fight 'We've busted our b**** to get full testing for 10 weeks to make sure he's clean before June 1. We've covered the bases. 'If he's been taking performance-enhancing drugs I couldn't care less now. I've studied him. His physique, his power, his stamina.' With Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder already preparing for bouts of there own, Hearn and Joshua's team face a tough ask to secure a fighter with a reputation good enough to step into the ring at the famous Madison Square Garden. Fellow Briton Dillian Whyte looked set to face Joshua at Wembley Stadium before the Miller fight was secured but a deal was unable to be agreed between the two teams. On Wednesday, Hearn confirmed that Luis Ortiz is the first choice to replace Miller, saying: 'I love that fight and AJ says he will fight anyone.' After news broke about Miller, the New Zealander took to Twitter to throw his hat into the ring<doc-sep>World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua’s American debut is in jeopardy after opponent Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller was reported to have failed a drugs test. Joshua was scheduled to fight Miller at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 1. The revelation of a negative finding for performance-enhancing drugs on March 20 almost certainly leaves promoter Eddie Hearn scrambling to find a replacement. Hearn tweeted: ‘We have been informed by VADA that there has been an adverse finding in Jarrell Miller’s sample collected on March 20th, 2019. ‘We are working with all relevant parties and will update with more details soon. AJ’s preparation continues for June 1st at MSG.’ ESPN, citing three people with knowledge of the situation, said 30-year-old Miller tested positive for banned muscle growth substance GW1516. A second sample may now be tested. The substance was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list in 2009.<doc-sep>
Heavyweight contender Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller failed a drug test ahead of his scheduled title bout with Anthony Joshua on June 1 at Madison Square Garden. Miller "tested positive for the banned substance GW1516," according to ESPN's Dan Rafael, who added that the test was "a random Voluntary Anti-Doping Association-conducted urine test Miller submitted to on March 20." On Wednesday, the New York State Athletic Commission denied Miller's application for a fight license, stating that Miller committed a violation relating to use of a prohibited substance, the organization said in a statement. Miller (23-0-1, 20 KOs), 30, had ironically spent portions of the press tour leading up to his fight with Joshua (22-0, 21 KOs), claiming that the British champion -- who holds the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles -- was himself using performance-enhancing drugs. Joshua eventually responded, calling Miller's comments a "compliment to all my dedication and strength and power training." This is not the first time that Miller has failed a drug test, though it is the first time in his boxing career. Back in 2014, when Miller was kickboxing with GLORY, he tested positive and was suspended for nine months. The substance that he tested positive for this time, GW1516, is so dangerous that WADA in 2013 took the rare step of issuing an alert about the substance in order to try and protect athletes who may be using it. With Miller likely facing a one-year suspension, his fight with Joshua is now officially in doubt. With a date and venue already set for what would be Joshua's U.S. debut, it's likely a replacement fighter will be found. Who that may be, however, remains to be seen. Joshua last fought in 2018 when he stopped Alexander Povetkin by TKO in September to retain his titles.