Joseph Parker's recent drug ban was caused by "contamination" from his "nutritionist", UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) has said, after the boxer's cocaine suspension was lifted this week.
After suffering a controversial stoppage loss to Fabio Wardley in October, traces of cocaine were found in a test given to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency by Parker.
The test was taken in the hours after Parker's 11th-round loss at London's O2 Arena, with which he lost the interim WBO heavyweight belt, but the result was only published in the weeks thereafter.
Joseph Parker (left) during his loss to Fabio Wardley in October (Getty)
Parker, 34, denied taking any banned substances and insisted that he does not take performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Despite cocaine being a recreational drug and not a PED, taking it can lead to a multiple-year ban for a boxer.
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After suffering a controversial stoppage loss to Fabio Wardley in October, traces of cocaine were found in a test given to the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency by Parker.
The test was taken in the hours after Parker's 11th-round loss at London's O2 Arena, with which he lost the interim WBO heavyweight belt, but the result was only published in the weeks thereafter.
Joseph Parker (left) during his loss to Fabio Wardley in October (Getty)
Parker, 34, denied taking any banned substances and insisted that he does not take performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Despite cocaine being a recreational drug and not a PED, taking it can lead to a multiple-year ban for a boxer.
#parker #october #drug
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