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As Joseph Parker continues to fight to clear his name after a failed drugs test last year, his trainer Andy Lee has described the New Zealand boxer’s setback as his “worst nightmare”.
In a case of insult added to injury, the news of Parker’s failed Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test came in the days after his shock stoppage defeat by Englishman Fabio Wardley in London in October.
Since that failed test, which revealed trace elements of *******, the process has been shrouded in secrecy, with Parker in November releasing a statement expressing his surprise and confidence he will be cleared.
Currently training overseas with Tyson Fury, it is believed Parker has launched an appeal on the grounds that any illegal substance entered his system without his knowledge. The 33-year-old spent the entirety of his training camp with his wife Laine and their six children.
Lee said Parker was "working with lawyers in the UK and appealing the decision", adding: "He doesn’t know how long he’s banned for, he doesn’t know what the ruling is yet, but there will be an appeal and Joe is quite confident he will be exonerated."
In a case of insult added to injury, the news of Parker’s failed Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test came in the days after his shock stoppage defeat by Englishman Fabio Wardley in London in October.
Since that failed test, which revealed trace elements of *******, the process has been shrouded in secrecy, with Parker in November releasing a statement expressing his surprise and confidence he will be cleared.
Currently training overseas with Tyson Fury, it is believed Parker has launched an appeal on the grounds that any illegal substance entered his system without his knowledge. The 33-year-old spent the entirety of his training camp with his wife Laine and their six children.
Lee said Parker was "working with lawyers in the UK and appealing the decision", adding: "He doesn’t know how long he’s banned for, he doesn’t know what the ruling is yet, but there will be an appeal and Joe is quite confident he will be exonerated."
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