Overview
- Queensberry Promotions confirmed VADA notified all parties of an adverse result from a 25 October test linked to Parker’s bout with Fabio Wardley.
- Multiple outlets report the A-sample detected benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite that anti-doping sources say is typically traceable for about two to four days in urine.
- Posting on social media, Parker said he did not take any prohibited substance, is cooperating fully, and is confident an investigation will clear his name.
- The case now proceeds through standard procedures, with the option to test the B-sample before UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control decide on any charge or hearing.
- Potential penalties for in-competition cocaine violations vary, with recent precedents ranging from a few months to roughly two years based on intent and degree of fault.