Joseph Parker faces boxing ban after failed drugs test
Ex-heavyweight champion Joseph Parker ‘tests positive for cocaine’
- Former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker reportedly failed a drug test before his defeat to Fabio Wardley last month.
- Traces of cocaine were found in a sample given to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (Vada) on 25 October, the day of the fight.
- Parker lost his WBO interim heavyweight title to Wardley in the 11th round at the O2 Arena in London.
- Those close to Parker are reportedly dismayed by the findings, and he has the option to request a test of his B-sample.
- The Independent has contacted Parker's promoter and Vada for comment regarding the reports.