Things have gotten worse for controversial former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18KOs).
Fury's boxing licence has been suspended pending further investigation into “anti-doping and medical issues”, the British Boxing Board of Control has confirmed.
Fury recently withdrew from a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for the second time after being declared “medically unfit” and courted more controversy after it was reported he had tested positive for cocaine, twice. The British Boxing Board of Control discussed removing his licence on Wednesday and has now confirmed that it has been suspended.
The BBBoC issued the following statement: "The British Boxing Board of Control confirms that Mr. Fury’s boxer’s licence is suspended pending further investigation into anti-doping and medical issues."
Fury, who recently told Rolling Stone magazine that he had been taking cocaine to help with depression and he will now seek medical care, has already voluntarily vacated his WBO, IBO and WBA world heavyweight titles with immediate effect.
The 28-year-old said in a statement on Wednesday: “I won the titles in the ring and I believe that they should be lost in the ring but I’m unable to defend at this time and I have taken the hard and emotional decision to now officially vacate my treasured world titles and wish the next-in-line contenders all the very best as I now enter another big challenge in my life which I know, like against Klitschko, I will conquer.”
