Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia: USADA to conduct Olympic-style drug testing

After being severely trenched by Lamont Peterson’s positive drug test news, Bolton fighter Amir Khan is leaving no stone unturned to ensure no irregularities happen during his fight against Danny Garcia.

Former IBF and WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be taking on WBC light welterweight titlist Danny Garcia on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The fight will also have the vacant WBA light welterweight title up for grabs.

Both the fighters have agreed upon undergoing Olympic-style drug testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) before the match.

“The drug testing is being done by USADA,” Khan revealed during his conference call yesterday, Monday.

He added, “We’ve been tested in camp, and we’ll be tested before the fight. We’re being tested randomly — not knowing when they’re going to turn up on your doorstep or at the gym or wherever you are.”

“USADA and VADA do the same thing, testing for illegal substances. So I left it to my team, Golden Boy, to come up with whoever they think is good to use for this fight, and that’s what we did. Me and Danny Garcia agreed on taking this test randomly in camp and also before the fight.”

Khan currently stands with 26 wins, 2 losses and 18 knockouts. He lost his unified WBA and IBF titles to Lamont Peterson in December last year through a controversial decision. While the decision was already being deemed debatable by most analysts, news of Peterson failing a random drug test conducted by the VADA further intensified the situation. The rematch between Khan and Peterson, which was scheduled for May 19 at the same venue, was cancelled following the test results.

The IBF is yet to declare its verdict for Peterson, whereas the WBA has stripped him off the title. Therefore, the vacant title, by WBA’s permission, is on the line for Khan vs. Garcia.

“What got to me was not having the chance to win my titles back and to have a chance to set things straight. I would have definitely changed a lot of things from the first Peterson fight,” said Khan who was furious over Peterson’s action.

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