Fury Tests Positive For Cocaine

Tyson Fury was facing fresh questions about his boxing future on Friday as his promoters refused to comment on reports the world heavyweight champion has tested positive for cocaine.

A spokesman for Hennessy Sports declined to discuss the claims, which originally came from ESPN. When contacted by Press Association Sport, the spokesman said the Fury camp would not be making a statement.

The US-based sports broadcaster reported Fury tested positive after giving a urine sample on September 22.

Fury had been due to fight Wladimir Klitschko in Manchester on October 29, defending the WBA and WBO heavyweight belts he took off the Ukrainian last November.

One attempt at a rematch had already been abandoned because of an ankle injury sustained by Fury, and his management cited medical reasons behind the latest cancellation, in an announcement on September 23.

A source close to the planned fight told Press Association Sport he had been informed “traces” of cocaine were found in Fury’s system. The 28-year-old fighter’s camp would not confirm that.

ESPN reported Fury was tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), which is based in Las Vegas, as part of the routine agreed by both fighters before the fight.

Fury Tests Positive For Cocaine

Fury Will Not Fight Again

Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn believes Tyson Fury will not fight again, following the news that the Englishman has withdrawn from a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on health grounds.

Fury caused a huge upset when he beat Klitschko in November 2015, ending the Ukrainian’s reign of almost 10 years as heavyweight champion.

A rematch was scheduled for June 2016, but Fury withdrew from this due to an injury. He has now pulled out of a second date, this time having been declared “medically unfit to fight”. It has been reported that this refers to the fighter’s mental health, which uncle and trainer Peter Fury has attributed to a “witch-hunt” against the 28-year-old.

Hearn, who looks after IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, says that he had hoped to pit his fighter against Fury, but no longer believes this meeting can happen.

“I wanted Fury to fight Klitschko, because we wanted Joshua to fight Fury. A heavyweight world title unification between two Brits is gold dust,” Hearn told the BBC. “But everyone in boxing knew that the fight between Fury and Klitschko wouldn’t happen and I don’t think Fury will fight again.”

 

Since winning the title, Fury has attracted significant negative press. He has made remarks of a sexist, homophobic and anti-Semitic nature, and a campaign was started to remove him from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominees.

Fury Will Not Fight Again

Fury Hits Out At Klitschko

WBA Super and WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury claims Wladimir Klitschko has bored the German public for the past 15 years, in a second entertaining pre-fight press conference in Cologne.

Fury had provoked the 40-year-old former heavyweight champion in Wednesday’s press conference in Manchester, saying that he was beaten by a “fat man”, when the two fighters met in Dusseldorf back in November.

And the 27-year-old, who arrived at the fight’s first press conference with a group of cheerleaders following him into the room, has now hit out at Klitschko’s character.

As reported by Sky Sports, Fury said: “Look at the guy. He’s more to be admired than respected because he’s still here fighting at 40-years-old, boring everybody to death.

“I hate Wladimir Klitschko for what he’s done to you German people; bored you for 15 years. Come on, you know you want to clap and agree with the champ!”

 

Klitschko is eager to reinstate himself on Saturday, July 9 2016 as the WBA Super and WBO heavyweight champion of the world, having suffered a shock defeat to the Gypsy King at the back end of last year, after going 11 years undefeated in the ring.

Fury Hits Out At Klitschko