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Post by espnisgone on Sept 30, 2016 22:51:14 GMT -5
Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury tested positive for cocaine. (AP) Things have gone from bad to worse for heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. One week after pulling out of his October 29 rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for unspecified reasons, the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) has notified the Englishman that he tested positive for cocaine. Fury ended Klitshcko’s decade-long reign as heavyweight champion last November when he defeated the Ukrainian by unanimous decision. However, a rematch with Klitschko was cancelled twice. The first time a Fury ankle injury forced him out of a scheduled July fight. The second time was on September 23 when Fury was curiously declared “medically unfit” and the fight was postponed yet again. To complicate his controversial removal from the fight, it was revealed that Fury submitted a random urine test on September 22 in Lancaster, England. The test was flagged for benzoylecgonine, the primary metabolite of cocaine. Fury will have the right to have his “B” sample tested. This compounds Fury’s situation immensely as the timing of the drug test and his pulling out of the rematch will likely find him stripped of his world titles. Considering that no medical records were submitted at the time he pulled out of the October rematch, the sanctioning bodies are requesting medical reports that confirm his status. Fury’s doctor issued a letter stating that Fury had mental health issues that would render him “unavailable for the foreseeable future.” www.yahoo.com/sports/news/heavyweight-champion-tyson-fury-tests-positive-for-cocaine-likely-to-be-stripped-of-titles-234904547.html
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Post by 221dayton on Oct 2, 2016 17:31:59 GMT -5
Fury makes light of cocaine reports in tweet
Yahoo Sports October 1, 2016
London (AFP) - Embattled world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury appeared to make light of reports he has tested positive for cocaine in a Twitter post on Saturday.
Fury's camp are yet to comment on the report by ESPN, but the Briton tweeted a picture of Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino in the film Scarface, sitting at a table with a pile of cocaine in front of him.
Fury imposed his own face onto the picture, which he captioned "#Tysonmontana", and changed his Twitter name to "TONYMONTANA".
American media outlet ESPN reported that Fury tested positive after providing a urine sample to Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in Lancaster, England on September 22.
Fury had been preparing for a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, which has now been cancelled.
Cocaine, while an illegal drug, is not banned in boxing if taken out of competition.
Fury was due to fight Klitschko in Manchester on October 29, almost a year after winning the WBA and WBO belts against the Ukrainian last November.
Fury, the self-styled 'Gypsy King', also won the IBF belt in that fight, but had to forfeit it after failing to fulfil a mandatory bout.
A previously scheduled rematch, set for July 9, was scrapped after Fury sustained an ankle injury.
Reports suggest Fury could be stripped of his belts due to his lack of activity.
Following the cancellation of the July 9 fight, it emerged that UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) had charged Fury and his cousin, Hughie, with a doping offence. They deny wrongdoing.
The sample, taken nine months prior to Fury's sensational victory over Klitschko, contained traces of the banned substance nandrolone.
Fury was provisionally suspended, but his ban has since been lifted and his legal team have threatened legal action against UKAD. He is due to face a hearing in November.
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