UK anti-doping has shared that it close to £600,000 in legal fees to deal with their case against former unified world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury and his younger cousin, Hughie.
That figure was paid to solicitors for advice and representation. When both Fury cousins appeared before the UK anti-doping tribunal.
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Back in 2017 before the case reached its backdated conclusion, Robert Smith the general secretary of the BBBoC shared his fears at the time that the case could financially cripple UKAD.
However, in releasing statements regarding the case on Wednesday, it said there “was never any danger that Ukad would become insolvent.”
It was revealed that the cost of the case amounted to approximately 7% of UKAD’s yearly budget.
That does not include the number of hours of work gone into the case by staff members.
The company has shared they are looking to get back £250,000 through their insurers.
Chief executive Nicole Sapstead said: “The money spent by UK Anti-Doping in the Fury case shows that if we determine there is evidence of doping. We will pursue a case against an athlete, coach or doctor, regardless of their public profile or status.
Tyson Fury enters, within 5 mins it's going off. pic.twitter.com/s2uYXdpwJY
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) February 7, 2018
“In this case, two anti-doping rule violations were upheld and two-year bans (were) given to each athlete.”
She added Ukad is “always careful about how we spend public money” and that “legal decisions are made for the right reasons and not financial ones”.
Fury has not been seen in the ring since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf.
He claimed the unified IBF, WBA and WBO world titles in November 2015. Furthermore, it has taken until now for him to be cleared for a return to the ring.
Fury has shared he intends to be back in the squared circle sometime in the late spring or early summer.
Ukad charged the Fury for a doping offence on 24 June 2016, the day he postponed a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko due to an ankle injury.
I'm so thankful for my family & friends & for our health, no matter what happens in life if we stay strong & stick together we will be alright. Thank you god for everything u have blessed me with.🙏🏻👍🏻❤️
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) February 5, 2018
Later that year, Fury ultimately called off that rematch with Klitschko.
Fury cited mental health issues as the reason and also shared that he had been recreationally using cocaine to battle depression.
Following that, the BBBoC moved to suspend ‘The Gypsy King’. That verdict was overturned in December 2017.
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