Tyson Fury's woes continue to pile up and the latest is that of losing the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title he just won a couple of weeks ago.
For the record, the title was not stripped because of his sexist remarks or comments. Rather, it was something that was waiting from the day he agreed to a rematch with former champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Apparently, Fury needed to face the mandatory challenger set forth by the IBF, Vyacheslav Glazkov. But seeing that the Fury and Klitschko had a rematch clause when they negotiated for the fight, such seems to be an oversight if not taken seriously.
So as it turns out, Fury (or Klitschko) may have been aware of the repercussions and now he is one less title in the heavyweight division. Fury won the IBF, World Boxing Association (WBA), and World Boxing Organization (WBO) titles last Nov. 28 when he scored a unanimous decision win over Klitschko in Düsseldorf, Germany.
"It's true he's been stripped of his IBF belt," IBF chairman Lindsey Tucker said to BBC. "Our challenger was Vyacheslav Glazkov, but instead Fury's gone and signed a re-match clause with Wladimir Klitschko," he added.
Other than that, Fury has been in the headlines lately for his usual tirades. While seeing him talk profusely, sometimes without thinking, such has given him more problems as of late.
That includes comments he made against Jessica Ennis-Hill who is also a nominee for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Fury is also nominated for his triumph over Klitschko but with his current sexist remarks, calls are now coming in for him to be removed from the list of candidates.
Fury remains unapologetic for his pieces and could be facing sanctions soon. That is if the British Boxing Board of Control finds probable cause to sanction him for his latest rants. But the latest report on this from BBC is that the British boxer will be explaining his controversial comments regarding abortion and homosexuality.
