TYSON FURY’S trainer Peter Fury has urged boxing fans to ‘respect the findings’ of a hearing following the revelation of the heavyweight champion being charged for a doping violation.
On Wednesday, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) confirmed Fury and his cousin Hughie had both been provisionally suspended on June 24, but that the ban has now been lifted pending the outcome of a hearing before the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP).
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 (NADP) 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.
UK Anti-Doping will not comment further on the case until due legal process has been completed.
On June 26, the Sunday Mirror ran a story claiming the banned substance nandrolone was found in Tyson’s urine sample, which was taken in February 2015, an accusation the WBA, WBO, IBO champion denied.
Tyson, normally overly vocal on social media, has not tweeted this month, but his uncle Peter has been voicing his disapproval of the whole affair, urging fans not to believe everything they read.
People need & should respect findings of any tribunal. Remember they hear the real facts & not you the speculator.
— peter fury. (@peterfury) August 4, 2016
We want all out in open advised my legal team to out as much as possible. The world can view this scam for what it really is.
— peter fury. (@peterfury) August 3, 2016
To all our fans. Ukad suspension Lifted & @Tyson_Fury @hughiefury can & will be fighting with full go ahead from tribunal. Truth!! Amen.
— peter fury. (@peterfury) August 3, 2016
Meanwhile, the team’s lawyer, Lewis Power, has confirmed proceedings had been issued in the High Court and spoke on behalf of both Tyson and Hughie in protesting their innocence.
"The two boxers strenuously deny taking any performance-enhancing drugs," said Power.
"However, during the last five weeks leaks about these charges have appeared in the press and both boxers have been the targets of continual abusive language on Twitter."
Fury's re-match with Wladimir Klistchko has been pencilled in for October, but as yet a specific date is yet to be confirmed.
The hearing will take place ‘in due course’.
