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Joseph Parker tests positive for cocaine: Report says heayweight boxer failed VADA test on day of Wardley fight

Joseph Parker's career resurgence has been the feel-good story of the heavyweight division over recent years.

After a punishing 11th-round knockout loss to Joe Joyce in September 2022, Parker strung together six consecutive victories, including banner wins over Deontay Wilder, Zhilei Zhang and Martin Bakole.

Those successes placed Parker in a prime position to challenge undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk, although those ambitions came crashing down when he lost a thriller to undefeated British knockout artist Fabio Wardley last month .

Parker was stopped on his feet in the 11th round of a hellacious heavyweight slugfest, with Wardley taking his spot

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