Former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker may withstand a two-year ban from boxing after testing optimistic for cocaine.
The take a look at was carried out on 25 October – the day the 33-year-old New Zealander misplaced to Britain’s Fabio Wardley.
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Joseph Parker, proper, misplaced to Fabio Wardley, left, on 25 October. Pic: Reuters
Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions stated in an announcement on X: “The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association [VADA] last night informed all required parties that Joseph Parker returned an adverse finding following an anti-doping test conducted on October 25 in relation to his bout with Fabio Wardley.
“Whereas the matter is investigated additional, no further remark will probably be made right now.”
After his 2022 defeat to Joe Joyce, Parker went on a six-fight successful streak earlier than going through Wardley, securing notable victories over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang and claiming the WBO interim title.
He misplaced his world champion belt to Anthony Joshua in 2018.
Parker was resulting from face then-IBF champion Daniel Dubois in February, however Dubois fell in poor health simply days earlier than the struggle.
He risked his standing because the WBO obligatory challenger to undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk by accepting the struggle with Wardley.
