Boxer Joseph Parker cleared after nutritionist cocaine claim
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Joseph Parker was cleared to fight again after UK Anti-Doping accepted his claim that his nutritionist's cocaine use caused a positive drug test. The 34-year-old tested positive in October 2025 following a bout with Fabio Wardley.
Joseph Parker, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, tested positive for cocaine on the day of his October 2025 bout with Fabio Wardley in London.2,1 Parker was suspended in October 2025 after failing a voluntary drug test but denied knowingly taking any prohibited substance.1 Parker argued to UK Anti-Doping authorities that his nutritionist's cocaine use caused the positive test result.3,2
UK Anti-Doping accepted Parker's explanation and cleared him to fight again.2 The bout with Fabio Wardley was described as a shock loss for Parker at the time of the event.2
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