Joseph Parker has spoken about the latest developments with his failed drugs test.
The former world heavyweight champion was last in action in October when he suffered a stoppage defeat to Fabio Wardley in their WBO interim title fight at The O2 Arena in London. Parker was ahead going into the closing stages of the bout, but Wardley turned things around to claim the 11th round win.
It was then revealed shortly after that bout that Parker had failed a drugs test and tested positive for cocaine, though the New Zealander has maintained his innocence throughout.
Nearly six months on that from announcement, there is still no definitive outcome on the matter, and Parker has told TalkSport that it is still a waiting game at the moment.
“At the moment we’re going through a process. Once that’s hopefully cleared soon I can come back, until then I have to wait and be patient. There’s never a timeframe, I just have to be patient and see what the result shows and see what’s going to happen.
“I was surprised, I think you guys were surprised, we’re just waiting to see what’s going to happen. You can’t get a final result until they come to the conclusion, I have to be patient and wait.”
Whilst awaiting a decision, Parker has spent the last few weeks in Thailand training alongside his good friend Tyson Fury, as ‘The Gypsy King’ prepares to return to action on Saturday against Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
