By Edward Chaykovsky
Tyson Fury's handlers are confident the rematch with Wladimir Klitschko will still push forward on October 29 - despite the ongoing controversy where Fury is alleged to have tested positive for a banned substance on June 24 - several months prior to the first Klitschko meeting which took place in November.
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) charged Fury and his cousin, unbeaten heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury, with using a banned substance over a year ago. The pair were previously on a temporary suspension that was lifted on Wednesday.
There is no date set, so far, for Fury's hearing with the National Anti-Doping Panel. If he is found guilty, he would likely be suspended and the rematch would be called off - and he might get stripped of his WBA, WBO, IBO world titles.
"As far as we are concerned there was never a case to answer to in the first place," Fury's manager Mick Hennessy told Nick Parkinson. "No one has ever said to me there's a positive test. I was never told at any stage there was a positive result.
"There are a lot of external forces at work. It's not right what is happening to someone who did something very special in Germany last year. There are certain people that don't like it, but it will all come out. I'm 100 percent certain it will be alright. As far as we are concerned the suspension has been lifted and there's nothing to answer to.
"There are a lot of rubbish allegations out there, and there are a lot of people trying to bring Tyson and Hughie Fury down. There seems to be some sort of agenda out there against them.
"We are still working towards the date of Oct. 29 for the rematch. The governing bodies have only been in touch to know if the fight was going on on that date and as far as I'm concerned it is."
UKAD, who Fury has promised to sue for false allegations, released a statement on Wednesday saying: "UK Anti-Doping can confirm that both boxers were charged on 24 June 2016 with presence of a Prohibited Substance.
"Mandatory Provisional Suspensions were imposed pursuant to Article 7.9.1 of the UK Anti-Doping Rules.
"The UK Anti-Doping Rules allow athletes to challenge the imposition of a Provisional Suspension and the independent National Anti-Doping Panel today lifted the athletes' suspensions, pending full determination of the charges. These charges will be heard at a hearing before the NADP in due course."