Joseph Parker cleared to fight again after drugs ban lifted
Kiwi heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has been cleared to return to the ring after his suspension for a failed drug test was overturned.
Joseph Parker's three-month ban from boxing has been lifted following a ruling by the UK Anti-Doping Agency. The agency determined that traces of cocaine found in his test last year were caused by his nutritionist, not deliberate doping. Parker has said the ban cost him time and opportunities, but he is now eligible to fight again and looking to return to the ring before the end of the year.
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Joseph Parker cleared to fight again after drugs ban lifted
Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has been cleared to fight again after he was suspended due to a failed drug test in November 2025.
NZ Herald
Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker cleared to fight after provisional drugs suspension lifted
The Kiwi boxer has previously said he believed his sample was contaminated.
1News
Joseph Parker cleared to fight after failed drugs test
The Kiwi heavyweight boxer protested his innocence after failing a voluntary test last year following a loss to British rival Fabio Wardley.
Newstalk ZB
Boxing: Joseph Parker hinted at return to ring before being cleared to fight
Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has been dropping hints that he could be preparing to make his return to the ring this weekend, and today announced he had been cleared to fight again.
1News
'I'm looking for a big fight' – Joseph Parker on lifted drugs ban
The Kiwi heavyweight boxer could fight before the end of the year after his suspension for a failed drugs test was suddenly quashed.
NZ Herald
Doping body says Joseph Parker’s positive cocaine test caused by nutritionist
Joseph Parker’s three-month ban has been lifted after UKAD’s June finding.
Newstalk ZB
Doping body says Joseph Parker’s positive cocaine test caused by nutritionist
Authorities who have cleared Joseph Parker’s drugs ban say his positive test was down to his nutritionist.
Stuff
Cause of Joseph Parker’s positive cocaine test revealed
The Kiwi heavyweight’s positive test for cocaine last year has been blamed on his nutritionist, an investigation from a doping agency has found.
Newstalk ZB
Joseph Parker: Kiwi Heavyweight Boxer on the UK Anti-Doping Agency finding his nutritionist was the cause of his positive cocaine test
The UK Anti-Doping Agency have determined Joseph Parker's nutritionist was the reason traces of cocaine were found in a positive anti-doping test last year.
1News
Joseph Parker forgives nutritionist behind failed drugs test
"It was a big mistake, and it cost me a lot, and it cost me time out of the ring, opportunity, looking after my family, but it also gave me time to spend more time here at home," Parker told…
NZ Herald
Joseph Parker on suspension being overturned, relief for family and learning about promoting
Parker said the suspension being lifted was not only a relief for him, but his family too.