TYSON FURY has failed a second drugs test as the problems continue to mount for the crisis-stricken boxer.
The world heavyweight champion has been in turmoil following the revelation he failed a random dope test when traces of cocaine were found.
But now ESPN are reporting the 28-year-old has been informed he has also failed a separate test – taken a day before his previous one.
Fury admitted this week he has been taking the Class A drug regularly and that he has been battling depression.
He faces losing his licence when the British Boxing Board of Control meet next week – which would then see him stripped of his world title belts.
The initial failure came from a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association random urine test carried out on September 22.
But the boxer had also been tested on September 21, and now the ‘A’ sample from that test also showed positive signs of benzoylecgonine – a marker for cocaine.
Fury had been scheduled to meet Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch of their heavyweight world title fight, but pulled out of that fight just days before his drugs test failure became public.
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He now faces a battle to beat the demons that are threatening to end his career, admitting he has had suicidal thoughts and that he is bi-polar.
Former British boxing hero Ricky Hatton, who himself has fought cocaine addiction and depression, has told SunSport how he has contacted Fury to offer help and support and that he didn't need to fight his battles alone.
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