Tyson Fury ‘tested positive for cocaine’ and could be stripped of heavyweight title belts
Champion pulled out of his proposed rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after being deemed 'medically unfit'
TYSON FURY could be stripped of his world title belts after 'testing positive for cocaine'.
The reigning heavyweight world champion pulled out of his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko after being deemed 'medically unfit' and has reportedly been suffering from depression.
It was the second time Fury had cancelled the rematch - and was defended by his uncle who claimed that the fighter was suffering from a severe bout of depression.
Peter Fury tweeted last week: “With Tysons condition’ he can not be held culpable’ detailed statement coming soon on health. He will not & should not be stripped of belts.”
According to ESPN, Fury tested positive for cocaine on September 22 - a day before he pulled out of the proposed bout on the 23rd.
He was forced to scrap the original July 9 date due to an ankle injury, but was scheduled to put the WBA super and WBO titles on the line at the Manchester Arena on October 29.
Fury has reportedly failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) conducted test, with cocaine found in a urine sample.
The world champ’s lawyers lodged High Court papers in July to refute charges that he used a performance-enhancing substance eighteen months ago.
UKAD’S rap dates back to urine samples taken in 2015 when traces of banned substance nandrolone were detected, which can aid muscle growth.
But the ban was lifted and the October fight scheduled to go ahead - before Fury pulled out again with his camp declaring him 'medically unfit'.
Fury caused outrage last year, within weeks of landing the world title by defeating Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany.
The fighter was named by the BBC as a finalist of the 2015 Sports Personality of the Year when he likened homosexuality to paedophilia.
He said in an interview: “There are only three things that need to be accomplished before the Devil comes home.
"One of them is homosexuality being legal in countries, one of them is abortion and the other is paedophilia. So who would have thought in the 50s and early 60s that those first two would be legalised.”
Protesters launched a petition to have him removed from the list of candidates, but the BBC held firm.
He finished fourth in the competition and at the ceremony apologised for his offensive comments.
Fury said: “I’ve said a lot of stuff in the past and none of it is with intentions to hurt anybody.
"It's all a bit of tongue in cheek and if I've said anything in the past that's hurt anybody, I apologise to anyone that's been hurt by it."
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Last week he was accused of telling drug testers to 'f*** off' when they arrived at his house.
A source said: "Tyson was visited by testers over the last few weeks but just refused.
"He said, ‘F*** off’, and wouldn’t do it. His camp tried to contact UKAD to get him tested but to date that has not taken place.”
