Heavyweight world champion Fury ‘tests positive for cocaine’

TIL Desk Sports/ Heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury has tested positive for cocaine on Friday citing a leaked letter sent by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA). Representatives of Briton Fury, who last week pulled out of a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for medical Reports said a copy of a letter sent by VADA president Dr. Margaret Goodman to representatives of Fury and Klitschko as well as the British Boxing Board of Control and the United States’ Association of Boxing Commissions on Thursday.

“This letter is to advise you that the ‘A’ sample urine specimen number 4006253 collected from Tyson Fury on September 22, 2016 in Lancaster, England through his participation in the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) program has been analysed for anabolic agents, diuretics, beta-2 agonists, stimulants and drugs of abuse,” it read. “The results of the analysis are as follows: Adverse. Urine specimen contains benzoylecgonine. “Mr. Fury has the right to promptly request analysis of the ‘B’ sample at his expense.”

Benzoylecgonine is the main metabolite of cocaine. VADA, which provides anti-doping programmes for boxing and mixed martial arts, does not release results of tests publicly unless requested to do so by athletes. The World Boxing Association (WBA) said in a statement it would consider Fury’s case before making any decision.