LEGENDARY US boxing promoter has called Jarrell Miller’s failed drugs test as being like “attempted murder”.
For the second time in a year the American heavyweight tested positive for a banned substance and was pulled from a card.
Jarrell Miller’s boxing career could be over after he failed another drugs testCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Miller blew his big chance of becoming a world champion when he tested positive for human growth hormone, EPO and GW501516 ahead of a fight against Anthony Joshua last June.
‘Big Baby’ was scheduled to make his comeback in the sport on July 9 against Jerry Forrest.
But performance enhacing drugs showed up in another test and the bout was pulled.
Now Top Rank boss Arum, who offered Miller his last chance saloon, has admitted he won’t work with the boxer ever again.
Top Rank boss Bob Arum has confirmed Miller won’t feature on his cards againCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Speaking on talkSPORT’s Fight Night the 88-year-old said: “It’s very, very hard to deal with stupidity.
“I look at it this way – if a fighter takes performance-enhancing drugs getting ready to participate in a fight, then I look at it as attempted murder.
“If he somehow evaded the test, he would go in the ring seriously compromising his opponent and I believe that would be attempted murder.”
Miller escaped a ban for the Joshua fight doping because he was not registered with the New York Commission.
But Arum and Top Rank kept him out for a year as punishment.
But this time around the Nevada State Athletic Commission will be dealing with the punishment with a long ban highly likely.
If he isn’t banned for life, then I believe it’ll be a multi-year suspension
Bob Arum on Jarrell Miller
Arum, who described the 31-year-old as “stupid”, added: “It’s up to the commission to determine the penalty.
“And I believe that it’ll either be multi-year or life.
“If he isn’t banned for life, then I believe it’ll be a multi-year suspension.
“And if you’re asking me if I’d continue my contract with him, the answer is, ‘Not in your life.’
“Jarrell Miller will never fight on a Top Rank card.”
Miller has denied any wrongdoing, insisting he has never taken a steroid for performance enhancement purposes.
The heavyweight claimed that the product that led to the failed test was consumed before his comeback fight had even been announced.
His reluctance to enrol in the governing body’s drug programme has meant the WBC have no choice but to suspend him from the sport for three years.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
