Lancashire farmer Martin Carefoot has now withdrawn his allegations about Tyson Fury’s UKAD case.
In 2015, Tyson and his cousin Hughie Fury’s urine samples reported the presence of elevated levels of nandrolone metabolites and a lengthy investigation ensued.
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The Furys’ defence stated that the test result came from eating uncastrated wild boar and, after two years of back-and-forth, they ultimately agreed a compromise agreement with UKAD.
A joint statement released in December 2017 said: “UKAD’s position is that the anti-doping rule violations it has asserted have been committed and the consequences set out in the UK Anti-Doping Rules should apply.
“Tyson and Hughie Fury’s position is that they have never knowingly or deliberately committed any anti-doping rule violation.
“In recognition of the respective counter-arguments and the risks inherent in the dispute resolution process, each side has accepted a compromise of its position.”
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This compromise saw the Furys accept a backdated two-year ban which coincided with Tyson’s time already spent out of the ring following his win over Wladimir Klitschko.
Both men were cleared to box moving forwards.
However, in March of this year, Martin Carefoot, a farmer in Preston, came out and alleged he was offered £25,000 to lie about how the boxers’ test results came about by providing false statements saying he supplied the wild boar.
Carefoot claimed he was approached by a friend of one of Furys team in November 2016 and signed two witness statements, which were passed to Furys lawyers, who then gave them to anti-doping investigators.
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The farmer said he was never paid so went public with his allegations to the Mail on Sunday, and Fury’s co-promoter responded by branding his claims ‘bulls***’.
Four months later, he’s now told The Times that he has withdrawn the allegations.
Carefoot said he’d dropped his claims ‘for a few reasons’, but declined to speak in detail.
He denied being intimidated or bribed to change his story and said: “Ive had nothing but problems right from the beginning of this, and I dont want to get involved.”
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It’s been reported that UKAD re-opened their investigation into Fury after the farmer spoke out in March.
UKAD even confirmed in a statement that they’d even alerted Lancashire police to the accusations of bribery.
According to the Times, UKAD could still continue to investigate, though obviously a lack of testimony from Carefoot seriousy impedes this process.
Lancashire police have not said whether Carefoot remains a witness, though it’s understood their investigation is still active.