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

Tyson Fury "Will Fight Again In Early 2017"- Trainer Claims

Tyson Fury’s trainer has laughed off reports that the heavyweight world champion will never fight again.

 

Peter Fury, who is also the boxer’s uncle, spoke to the Bayloric TV Boxing channel and is quoted in the Daily Mirror saying that his man will not be back before the end of this year, since he is still dealing with the physical and mental health issues which caused him to pull out of an already-rescheduled rematch with Wladimir Klitschko next month.

But the trainer is totally confident that boxing’s most controversial champion will be back in the ring before long.

“I don’t want to see him set foot in that ring until I see 100 per cent Tyson Fury back mentally and physically – until that, the best place is at home,” said Peter Fury.

 

“It certainly won’t be this year, it will probably be early next year. He will be back.

The trainer went on to rubbish the suggestion, made last week by Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn, that Fury will never box again, and that he should be stripped of his titles.

“Eddie is now a promoter, a doctor, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, all rolled into one,” he said in sarcastic tone. “

Tyson Fury "Will Fight Again In Early 2017"- Trainer Claims

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-Klitschko Rematch Off

Tyson Fury’s rematch with Wladimir Klitschko is to be called off for a second time, Press Association Sport understands.

The pair are due to meet in Manchester on October 29, with Fury defending the WBA and WBO heavyweight belts he took off Klitschko last November.

One attempt at a rematch has already been abandoned because of an ankle injury sustained by Fury and it is now understood the fight will be called off for a second time.

After Fury’s injury it then emerged that UK-Anti Doping (UKAD) had charged the champion, over a urine sample taken in February 2015, and his cousin Hughie with a doping offence.

It was alleged the sample – taken nine months before his defeat of Klitschko – contained traces of the banned substance nandrolone. Fury was provisionally suspended, but that ban has since been lifted, and his legal team said they would be suing UKAD over the allegations. His hearing will be held in November.

Fury was last week due to attend a press conference with Klitschko, but failed to show up, with his manager citing car problems.

There was no comment from either camp on Friday.

Fury-Klitschko Rematch Off

Tyson Ridicules The Decision of Professional Boxers Fighting at The Olympics

Mike Tyson has branded the Amateur International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) decision to let professional fighters take part in the 2016 Rio Olympics as “ridiculous” and “foolish”.

Professional boxers would feature at the Olympic games as long as a constitutional change went through in June, AIBA said earlier this year.

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson, who as an amateur won gold at the 1981 and 1982 Junior Olympic Games, said on Wednesday that professional boxers would be stunned by the fast-paced fighting style of the amateur fighters.

“It’s ridiculous, it’s foolish, and some of the pro fighters are going to get beat by the amateurs. It’s just going to happen, I really believe that,” the 49-year-old said in China, where he is attending the 33rd IBF convention.

“If they are like the amateur fighters that I was fighting in the 80s… they are going to beat some of the champions. It’s just going to happen. These guys will be fast for three or four rounds, and these guys are not going to be accustomed to that”.

 

On the other hand Carl Frampton, who has relinquished his IBF super-bantamweight title, says the change is “ridiculous” and amateur and pro boxing are “two different sports”.

Tyson Ridicules The Decision of Professional Boxers Fighting at The Olympics

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