By Press Association Sport Staff
Published: 07:33 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 20 April 2019
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Jarrell Miller has said he 'messed up' after reported drug test failures forced an upcoming fight with Anthony Joshua to be scrapped.
In a grovelling video message posted on Instagram, Miller said it was 'time to do right' and pledged to 'come back better'.
Miller's participation for the New York heavyweight bout on June 1 was already under threat after the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed both camps of an adverse finding in a drug-testing sample, leading to him being denied a licence for the date at Madison Square Garden.
Jarrell Miller has said he 'messed up' after his fight with Anthony Joshua had to be scrapped
Miller retained the right to request a further sample and to reapply for that licence to challenge Joshua in what will be the champion's US debut.
However, a second doping violation by Miller meant that fight was off the cards, promoter Eddie Hearn said.
Responding to the initial adverse finding on Tuesday, Miller had written on Instagram that he had 'never knowingly taken any banned substance and when I found out the news I was totally shocked'.
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