LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: Tyson Fury (green shorts) on his way to victory over Christian Hammer in a Heavyweight Contest by singing 'Elvis' at the O2 Arena on February 28, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Less than two weeks after claiming the IBF’s World Heavyweight Championship, Tyson Fury has been stripped of the title.
The British boxer lost the belt due to his refusal to grant certified challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov a shot at the title. Instead, Fury chose to face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch.
Lindsey Tucker, championships chairman at the IBF, told BBC Sport: “It’s true he’s been stripped of his IBF belt. Our challenger was Glazkov, but instead Fury’s gone and signed a rematch clause with Klitschko.”
Fury has recently been under fire for comments he made about women and gays. He said that “a woman’s best place is in the kitchen and on her back” and that acceptance of homosexuality is a sign of the apocalypse.
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Fury has denied the latter through social media.
PHOTO: Tyson Fury (green shorts) on his way to victory over Christian Hammer in a Heavyweight Contest by singing ‘Elvis’ at the O2 Arena on February 28, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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