Parker’s positive cocaine test caused by nutritionist, doping body says

The 34-year-old New Zealander tested positive for cocaine on the day of his shock loss to Fabio Wardley in London in October.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has been cleared to return to the ring after serving a three-month drugs ban that authorities said was due to his nutritionist.The 34-year-old New Zealander tested positive for cocaine on the day of his shock loss to Fabio Wardley in London in October.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Boxer Chapman recovering after emergency surgery for brain bleedlist 2 of 4Joshua comes back twice to knock out Prenga and set up Fury showdownlist 3 of 4Fury dominates Wach in Thailand boxing bout ahead of Joshua showdownlist 4 of 4Heavyweight champion Usyk says vacating heavyweight world title beltsend of listParker has always denied knowingly taking any banned substances and United Kingdom Anti-Doping (UKAD) said the nutritionist he employed ahead of his fight with Wardley was a “regular user of cocaine”.“New Zealand professional boxer Joseph Parker has served a three-month ban from all World Anti-Doping Code-compliant sport following an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV) for the prese...