Joseph Parker career remains in limbo following a failed drugs test.
Parker was last out against Fabio Wardley, and it was a hugely entertaining battle which saw the former WBO champion pull away on the cards in the early rounds.
He was looking to repeat recent wins over Martin Bakole, Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder, but got caught by a numberous big shots as the fight progressed and the referee was forced to stop the fight, seeing Wardley upgraded from interim to full world champion in the aftermath.
Speaking to Box Nation, Parker’s manager Spencer Brown gave an update on the situation.
“A lot of this drug testing, we need to get it faster, we need to get a clearer routine. There’s a few boxers at the moment in no-man’s land, they don’t know if they’re here or there, if you’re a young lad it’s not very good for your brain.
“But Joe Parker, I can assure you, I vehemently defend him, he’s not taken any drugs, I think there’s been a contamination, the public will find out about it in due course and I’m just hoping this doesn’t take forever.
“He’s a 33, 34 year old heavyweight who we love watching, he won fight of the year last year with Wardley and I still think it could have gone either way that fight if he didn’t get caught and I still want to see him fight again. I’m desperate to see that. We’ve got a case. I’m not allowed to talk about it.”
Fans of Parker will hope Brown speaks the truth, that this can be sorted and he can get back to the ring sooner rather than later in 2026, possibly for a rematch with Wardley,
