Tyson Fury was denied entry to the United States after boarding a flight in Britain.
On Twitter, a Sunday World journalist confirmed the report, adding that associates of crime boss Daniel Kinahan have been denied entry to the United States.
Fury flatly denied in April that he had ever been involved in any illegal activity with the Irish man who was the subject of a $5 million American bounty.
‘Just because I had my picture taken with a man doesn’t make me a criminal,’ claimed Fury, who was photographed in Dubai in February with now-US sanctioned Daniel Kinahan.
It is unclear when entry to the United States was denied. Fury, 33, was seen watching a fight with Nathan Gorman in Liverpool this evening.
As he talked, he waved his hand across a room where he posed for dozens of photographs while holding a public workout ahead of his world heavyweight title defense against Dillian Whyte on Saturday.
We were in the shadow of Wembley Stadium, where a record British boxing crowd of 94,000 will be in roaring attendance at the Gypsy King’s latest extravaganza.
‘I’ve got nothing to hide,’ Fury said: ‘The only time I’ve ever broken the law was when I got a speeding ticket.’
Of allegations of drug trafficking by the Kinahan family Fury said: ‘That’s none of my business and I don’t interfere with anybody else’s business.