Tyson Fury has faced the wrath of Wladimir Klitschko’s manager after reports he tested positive for cocaine.
He had been due to face former world champion Wladimir Klitschko in a rescheduled rematch before pulling out due to being ‘medically unfit’ to fight, according to his camp.
The failed drugs test sample was collected one day before this shock announcement on September 29, which the fighter’s uncle and trainer Peter Fury said related to mental health.
Everyone wishes Fury a speedy recovery in his battle with mental health problems, but this latest revelation hasn’t stopped boxing fans venting their anger.
Fight fans didn’t take the news well that WBA and WBO world belt holder Fury had failed the random drugs test for the Class A substance and let their feelings be known on Twitter.
However Klitschko’s manager Bernd Bönte appears to be equally seething about Fury and his supposed drugs test failure after their scheduled October 29 was killed off, along with any serious hopes of the two men playing out the multi-million pound rematch any time soon.
“I think Fury is probably the most unworthy heavyweight champion in history, not only because of this situation but because of the whole package of his sexist comments, his antisemitic comments and his homophobic comments that have been [well documented]” Bönte said, according to ESPN..
“Hopefully, the organizations will move quickly because Wladimir wants to fight for a title before the end of the year.
“He has already been in the longest layoff of his career because of Fury, and he is keen on fighting again for a title by the end of the year.”
It is reported that benzoylecgonine, a compound found in cocaine, which is was discovered in a random urine sample taken from Fury on September 22 by the Voluntary Anti Doping Agency (VADA).
Bonte said he wished VADA had been brought in before the first fight last November where Klitschko’s decade-long domination of the division was brought to an end by Fury.
“If this is true about his positive drug test, it’s too bad we did not do VADA testing before the first fight,” Bonte told ESPN.
“We are not surprised because this is how Fury acted the whole time and now we probably have another indication why he didn’t show up at the press conference in London, where he claimed a car problem.
“It also shows the ongoing situation [with the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Association] under a different light.”
Fury also has a separate doping allegation hanging over him after a different test sample reportedly tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone.
Fury denies any wrongdoing in this case and is contesting the charges.
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