SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey —The IBF has confirmed it stripped British boxer Tyson Fury of its world heavyweight belt because his next fight is not against its mandatory challenger.
The International Boxing Federation said in a statement Wednesday that Fury was supposed to meet Vyacheslav Glazkov next, but couldn’t because Fury was contractually obligated to a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.
The IBF says the contract it received didn’t have a provision for a rematch, and if it had been aware of one, then it would have mandated a rematch only after a mandatory defense. If Klitschko and Fury had not agreed to that, then the IBF said it would not have sanctioned the title fight.
The IBF says Fury’s lawyers asked them to exercise discretion regarding the rules, but the IBF wasn’t willing to and vacated the title on Tuesday.
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