LONDON (AP) U.K. Anti-Doping says world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury was provisionally suspended in June after the British fighter tested positive for a banned substance.
However, UKAD says in a statement that Fury and his cousin Hughie, a heavyweight boxer who was also suspended, had their bans lifted on Wednesday ''pending full determination of the charges.''
UKAD says that both fighters were charged on June 24, but that U.K. anti-doping rules ''allow athletes to challenge the imposition of a provisional suspension.''
The statement adds that the National Anti-Doping Panel which lifted their suspensions will arrange a hearing of the charges ''in due course.''
Tyson Fury holds the WBO and WBA heavyweight belts after beating Wladimir Klitschko in November. A rematch scheduled for July 9 was postponed after an injury to Fury.
