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UK Anti-Doping Clears Parker; Nutritionist's Cocaine Use Blamed

8/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

UK Anti-Doping agency cleared heavyweight champion Joseph Parker after determining his nutritionist caused the cocaine traces in the test taken before his loss to Fabio Wardley.
The nutritionist working with Parker admitted daily cocaine use before the Wardley bout.
UK Anti-Doping reported Parker’s positive cocaine test, a result first reported by the BBC.
No suspension or sanction has been announced and Parker’s team has not commented publicly.

History

Historical Context

In July 1998 French police seized dozens of EPO vials and other drugs from Festina soigneur Willy Voet, prompting the team’s expulsion from the Tour de France and eight of its nine riders testing positive for EPO. The scandal spurred the creation of WADA in 1999, and today agencies such as the UK Anti-Doping Agency continue to investigate athletes like boxer Joseph Parker.

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Story summary

UK Anti-Doping agency cleared heavyweight champion Joseph Parker after determining his nutritionist caused the cocaine traces in the test taken before his loss to Fabio Wardley.
The nutritionist working with Parker admitted daily cocaine use before the Wardley bout.
UK Anti-Doping reported Parker’s positive cocaine test, a result first reported by the BBC.
No suspension or sanction has been announced and Parker’s team has not commented publicly.

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