{"id":2155,"date":"2025-11-14T16:15:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2155"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:15:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:15:38","slug":"joseph-parker-facing-ban-after-failing-drug-test-on-day-of-wardley-fight-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2155","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Parker facing ban after failing drug test on day of Wardley fight | Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Former world heavyweight boxing champion failed test on the day of his loss to Fabio Wardley, promoter says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s former heavyweight world champion Joseph Parker failed a drug test on the day he fought the United Kingdom\u2019s Fabio Wardley last month, manager Frank Warren\u2019s Queensberry Promotions has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>British media had previously reported that the 33-year-old had tested positive for traces of cocaine and could face a lengthy ban from the sport.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThe 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 the 25th October in relation to his bout with Fabio Wardley,\u201d Queensberry said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the matter is investigated further, no additional comment will be made at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wardley stopped fight-favourite Parker in the 11th round at London\u2019s O2 Arena in the WBO \u201cInterim\u201d clash to earn the right to challenge Ukraine\u2019s undisputed world champion Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n<p>The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), which would decide the length of any ban, could not be reached for comment on the next steps and the length of any potential ban.<\/p>\n<p>The UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) would not comment, as is its standard practice.<\/p>\n<p>Parker has not yet commented on his social media channels.<\/p>\n<p>British boxer Liam Cameron was banned for four years after he tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Parker won the WBO heavyweight title in 2016 by defeating Mexican Andy Ruiz for the vacant belt. He lost the title to Anthony Joshua of the UK in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He had held the WBO interim heavyweight title since March last year after defeating China\u2019s Zhang Zhilei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former world heavyweight boxing champion failed test on the day of his loss to Fabio Wardley, promoter says. 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