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It's not bizarre, it's the VOLUNTARY Anti Doping Agency. The fighters know and agree to the tests with each fight contract they sign or when they want to be sanctions by the WBC knowing they have a "clean boxing program" and know what are considered in competition and out of competition. Also, unlike USADA, VADA does NOT dish out punishments. They leave it up to the athletic commissions and sanctioning bodies, so it will be up to Massachusetts commission to determine if they want to punish BJS.The thing which makes little sense to me is the fact that VADA has always clearly said it follows WADA code, but they don't seem to be wholly consistent with it.
Edit: Actually, yeah the guy is right. VADA doesn't distinguish between in and out of competition, which seems wholly bizarre (and not in compliance with WADA code). I guess this explains why they reported Benavidez testing positive for cocaine even if he was nowhere near competition. Seem ridiculous.
I also believe that they follow WADA code but any changes from it is always in a more stricter stance. Like they have lower thresholds for some substances than WADA, it may be any trace amount and they leave it to the commission or sanctioning body to decide. Povetkin in 2016 tested positive for Meldonium with 0.070 micrograms per milliliter (µg/mL) found in his sample but it was under the WADA no fault limit of 1.0 µg/mL. So they left it to the WBC to decide.
It's all right there, the fighters know : http://vada-testing.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/VADA_Prohibited_List_2018.pdf