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IBF confirms its heavyweight belt stripped from Fury

FILE - This is a Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. file photo of the newly crowned heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury as he waits to answer questions as he hosts a media day in Bolton, England. Fury struck trouble on two fronts Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015, with a police investigation launched into his comments about homosexuality, and reports that he had been stripped of one of his belts for not facing the mandatory challenger. Greater Manchester Police said they have received a report of a "hate crime" regarding Fury's comments, which were published in a newspaper interview before his victory over Wladimir Klitschko in a heavyweight title fight on Nov. 28. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)
FILE - This is a Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. file photo of the newly crowned heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury as he waits to answer questions as he hosts a media day in Bolton, England. Fury struck trouble on two fronts Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015, with a police investigation launched into his comments about homosexuality, and reports that he had been stripped of one of his belts for not facing the mandatory challenger. Greater Manchester Police said they have received a report of a "hate crime" regarding Fury's comments, which were published in a newspaper interview before his victory over Wladimir Klitschko in a heavyweight title fight on Nov. 28. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File) FILE - This is a Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. file photo of the newly crowned heavyweight world boxing champion Tyson Fury as he waits to answer questions as he hosts a media day in Bolton, England. Fury struck trouble on two fronts Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015, with a police investigation launched into his comments about homosexuality, and reports that he had been stripped of one of his belts for not facing the mandatory challenger. Greater Manchester Police said they have received a report of a "hate crime" regarding Fury's comments, which were published in a newspaper interview before his victory over Wladimir Klitschko in a heavyweight title fight on Nov. 28. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey (AP) – 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 says in a statement on 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 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.