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Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker faces a possible ban from boxing after testing positive for cocaine use.
The 33-year-old New Zealander failed a drug test on the day of his fight with Fabio Wardley on October 26, The Sun reported., external
He was tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (FADA) on October 25.
Sources confirmed to BBC Sport that Parker tested positive for the recreational drug and not for performance-enhancing drugs.
Parker could be suspended for two years, but he could also be suspended for a period of no less than three months depending on the circumstances.
Any bans will be issued by the UK Anti-Doping Authority (Ukad) and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC).
However, Ukad has not carried out this test and will need to conduct its own investigation.
Vada informed Queensberry that the test had failed.
The BBC has contacted FADA, Parker’s promoter Queensberry and the BBC for comment.
Boxer Liam Cameron was banned for four years in 2019 for testing positive for benzoylquinine, an acid metabolized by cocaine, but the rules have since changed with rugby league player Adam Rosling receiving a three-month ban in 2024 for testing positive for cocaine and MDMA.
Parker was hoping to put himself in position for a shot at undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk but was upset by British fighter Wardley at the O2 Arena.
Parker was heavyweight champion between 2016 and 2018, and his reign ended at the hands of British Anthony Joshua in Cardiff.
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