British board asks Fury to explain comments made

Tyson Fury has been asked to attend a
British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC)
hearing to explain his controversial
recent media comments, the
organisation announced on Thursday.
Fury, 27, has been accused of
homophobia and sexism since
dethroning longstanding world
heavyweight champion Vladimir
Klitschko in Duesseldorf at the end of
last month.
It has provoked a storm of criticism and
after meeting on Wednesday to discuss
the matter, the BBBC has summoned
Fury to appear before it in the new year.
“Mr Fury has been called for an
interview in the new year,” BBBC
general secretary Robert Smith told
Britain’s Press Association. No date has
yet been set for the meeting.
Over 130,000 people have signed a
petition calling for Fury to be removed
from the shortlist for the BBC’s
prestigious Sports Personality of the Year
award.
He is also being investigated by Greater
Manchester Police after a member of the
public reported him for committing a
“hate crime”.
In a BBC radio interview this week, Fury
said: “Homosexuality, abortion and
paedophilia — them three things need to
be accomplished before the world
finishes. That’s what the Bible tells me.”
Fury has also been accused of sexism
after stating that a woman’s place was
“in the kitchen and on her back”.
But in an interview with Sky Sports
News broadcast on Thursday, Fury
denied that he was sexist or homophobic.
“I’m not a homophobe, I’m not a sexist,
I’m not any of those,” he said. “I’m not a
bigot, I’m not a racist, I am a gypsy. I’ve
(had people) being racist towards me for
the past 27 years.
“You don’t hear me complaining about it,
do you? I don’t write any newspaper
articles about it.
“If the police are going to waste the
taxpayers’ money in investigating Tyson
Fury for being hated then that’s just a
joke. It’s a waste of taxpayers’ money.”
Fury won the WBA, IBF and WBO belts
against Klitschko, but has been stripped
of the IBF belt for granting Klitschko a
rematch instead of facing mandatory
International Boxing Federation
challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov.