JARRELL MILLER says he has โ€œnever knowingly taken any banned substanceโ€ and intends to appeal against the decision to revoke his licence following an adverse doping test.

Miller, who was due to fight British heavyweight Anthony Joshua in his native New York on June 1, produced an adverse result for a metabolic modulator in testing carried out on March 20 by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).

He retains the right to request another sample be tested and to reapply for a licence, and has now stated his intention to โ€œvigorously appealโ€ against the decision.


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I want to thank all of my supporters who have stood by me since day one and especially during this extremely difficult time. I have not been tuned in to social media and any other media outlets to focus and channel all of my energies into working hard with no distractions. I am absolutely devastated upon hearing the news my boxing license has been revoked in NY State and I will be vigorously appealing this decision. I have NEVER knowingly taken any banned substance and when I found out the news last 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! This was a voluntarily test that I was very happy to do and these results came just one week after another voluntarily test that I had taken which was completely clean. I refuse to just lie down and let my dream be taken away from me when I know in my heart that Iโ€™ve done nothing wrong. 15 years of hard work. Iโ€™m WARRIOR .. I donโ€™t need a banned substance. Remember donโ€™t believe everything you hear and see. The facts will prevail and I shall be vindicate. I donโ€™t have anything to hide and the truth will make itself known.

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โ€œI am absolutely devastated upon hearing the news my boxing licence has been revoked in NY State and I will be vigorously appealing this decision,โ€ he wrote on Instagram.

โ€œI have NEVER knowingly taken any banned substance and when I found out the news last night I was totally shocked.

โ€œMy team and I stand for integrity, decency & honesty and together we will stand to fight this with everything we have!โ€

Joshuaโ€™s camp are still working towards a fight at Madison Square Garden on June 1, with Matchroom chief executive Frank Smith stating on Wednesday night that his organisation were โ€œlooking at other potential opponentsโ€.

Miller continued: โ€œThis was a voluntary test that I was very happy to do and these results came just one week after another voluntary test that I had taken which was completely clean.

โ€œI refuse to just lie down and let my dream be taken away from me when I know in my heart that Iโ€™ve done nothing wrong.

โ€œFifteen years of hard work. Iโ€™m a WARRIOR… I donโ€™t need a banned substance.

โ€œRemember, donโ€™t believe everything you hear and see. The facts will prevail and I shall be vindicated. I donโ€™t have anything to hide and the truth will make itself known.โ€