World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury Stripped of IBF Title Wednesday Dec 09,2015

 

World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF title

Tyson Fury won the title two weeks ago (on November 28) beating Ukrainian Klitschko on points to claim three versions of the heavyweight crown

 

Tyson Fury(27)had to agree to fight the IBF's mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov but will instead face Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch.
Lindsey Tucker, championships chairman at the IBF, told BBC Sport: "It's true he's been stripped of his IBF belt.
"Our challenger was Vyacheslav Glazkov, but instead Fury's gone and signed a rematch clause with Wladimir Klitschko," he said.

Tyson Fury, who is unbeaten in 25 professional contests, retains the WBA and WBO versions of the heavyweight title, while the WBC belt is held by American Deontay Wilder