Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker failed drug test, promoter says

Queensberry Promotions says erstwhile satellite heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker failed a cause trial connected the time of his nonaccomplishment to Fabio Wardley

LONDON -- Former satellite heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker failed a cause trial connected the time of his nonaccomplishment to Fabio Wardley, Queensberry Promotions said Friday.

British combatant Wardley stopped his hostile from New Zealand successful the 11th circular astatine the O2 Arena successful London connected Oct. 25, successful a contention to find who would go the WBO mandatory challenger to undisputed satellite champion Oleksandr Usyk.

“The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association past nighttime informed each parties that Joseph Parker returned an adverse uncovering pursuing an anti-doping trial conducted connected the 25th of October successful narration to his bout with Fabio Wardley,” Queensberry said successful a statement.

“While the substance is investigated further, nary further remark volition beryllium made astatine this time.”

Parker won the vacant WBO rubric successful December 2016 erstwhile helium bushed Andy Ruiz Jr. connected a bulk decision. He past mislaid the loop to Anthony Joshua connected a unanimous determination successful March 2018 astatine the Principality Stadium successful Cardiff.

The 33-year-old Parker has not commented Friday connected his societal media channels.

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This communicative has been corrected to enactment that Parker mislaid to Wardley connected Oct. 25.

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