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Mike Tyson admits he used his baby to pass drugs tests during heavyweight boxing career

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Updated 14:55 10 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 14:51 10 Jun 2025 GMT+1

Mike Tyson admits he used his baby to pass drugs tests during heavyweight boxing career

Mike Tyson was able to trick officials by using his baby.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Mike Tyson used his baby to pass drug tests during his legendary boxing career.

Tyson enjoyed an iconic boxing career in the 90s and the early noughties, beating the likes of Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks and Frank Bruno.

His famous victory over Trevor Berbick, aged just 20 years and four months, saw him become the youngest world heavyweight champion in history - a record that still stands today.

At the height of his career, Tyson dabbled in substance use, including marijuana and cocaine.

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But he manipulated his urine samples when he was tested for drugs during his career.

Speaking to Jeff Novitzky, who helped take down former Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, 'Iron' Mike admitted to using a fake penis filled with his baby's urine to pass drug tests.

Jeff Novitzky is the Senior VP of Athlete Health and Performance for the UFC. Image: Getty
Jeff Novitzky is the Senior VP of Athlete Health and Performance for the UFC. Image: Getty

"It was awesome, man. I put my baby's urine in it. One time I was using my wife's [urine] and my wife was like: 'Baby, you better not hope that it comes back pregnant or something'," he said of the device on an episode of Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson in 2020.

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"And I said 'Nah, so we ain't gonna use you any more, we're gonna use the kid'. Because I got scared that the piss might come back pregnant. That was what I was afraid of. I guess I heard of this happening because I was afraid of that."

Mike Tyson used a prosthetic penis to pass drug tests. Image: Getty
Mike Tyson used a prosthetic penis to pass drug tests. Image: Getty

Novitzky, who now works with the UFC as its Senior VP of Athlete Health and Performance, told Tyson his fears were well placed.

He said: "A male [once] provided a urine sample and it came back and they said: 'Sir, you're pregnant. Either you're pregnant or this is somebody else's urine!"

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Novitzky later asked Tyson if his prosthetic device looked like his actual penis considering the intimate nature of collecting urine samples.

He replied: "Hell yeah, I had a brown one."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Mike Tyson, Boxing

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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