World champion vacates his heavyweight titles
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- 13 October, 2016
- 10:50
Baku. 13 October. REPORT.AZ/ British boxer Tyson Fury has vacated his WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles.
Report informs, the heavyweight athlete will deal with his "medical treatment and recovery".
Fury said: "I won the titles in the ring and I believe that they should be lost in the ring, but I'm unable to defend at this time and I have taken the hard and emotional decision to now officially vacate my treasured world titles."
Uncle and trainer of the 28-year old boxer, Peter Fury said Fury will return stronger and reclaim what's rightfully his.
Notably, Fury is unbeaten in 25 fights winning IBF, WBO and WBA titles.
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