Tyson Fury has ignored government warnings to avoid pubs during the coronavirus outbreak, celebrating St Patrick's Day at his local pub with a pint of Guinness and his cousin Isaac Lowe. The heavyweight world champion was also accompanied by an almost life-size statue of himself.
The government had advised people to stay away from pubs, restaurants and theatres just 24 hours earlier as the coronavirus crisis continues, with over 7,500 deaths worldwide and much of Europe in lockdown.
Fury's relaxed demeanour also comes amid a new investigation by UK Anti-Doping into his failed drugs test in 2015. Fury and his cousin Hughie initially tested positive for nandrolone, which they blamed on eating uncastrated wild boar meat from a farmer named Martin Carefoot.
Carefoot has now denied providing the meat, claiming he was offered £25,000 to make up the story. Fury's promoter Frank Warren dismissed the allegations, saying Fury has never met Carefoot and his story is 'total bulls***'.
World Boxing Council president Sulaiman defended Fury, stating he prefers to believe the boxer over someone who has admitted to lying for financial gain, and noted the issue does not impact Fury's status as WBC heavyweight champion.
