{"id":2048,"date":"2026-08-05T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2048"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:00:09","slug":"former-heavyweight-champ-%e2%81%a0parker-cleared-to-fight-again-after-doping-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2048","title":{"rendered":"Former heavyweight champ \u2060Parker cleared to fight again after doping ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (1 min)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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Thank you to all my supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Robert Smith, general secretary \u200cof the British Boxing Board of Control, confirmed the suspension had been \u200clifted but gave no details.<\/p>\n<p>Parker \u2060held the WBO title from 2016 to 2018, when he was defeated by Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n<p>He holds a record of 36 wins and four defeats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (1 min) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Joseph Parker last fought in October when he was defeated by Fabio Wardley [File: Andrew Couldridge\/Reuters] By Reuters Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Former \u200cheavyweight world champion Joseph \u2060Parker says he has been cleared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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