Joseph Parker failed drugs test on day of heavyweight bout with Fabio Wardley

A routine test by Joseph Parker given to VADA on the day of the bout returned positive, reportedly for cocaine. 

Joseph Parker suffered an 11th round stoppage against Fabio Wardley on October 25. Pic: Steven Paston/PA Wire.

Joseph Parker failed a drugs test on the day of his 11th-round stoppage to British heavyweight Fabio Wardley.

Ipswich-born Wardley and New Zealander Parker produced a pulsating encounter at O2 Arena on October 25 to determine who would become WBO mandatory challenger to undisputed world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.