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Say hello to my little friend: Tyson Fury makes light of cocaine reports with Scarface tweet

He is yet to comment on the report by ESPN, but the Briton tweeted a picture of Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino in the classic film, sitting at a table with a pile of drugs in front of him

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Tyson Fury. Photo: AFP
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Embattled world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury appeared to make light of reports he has tested positive for cocaine in a Twitter post.

Fury’s camp are yet to comment on the report by ESPN, but the Briton tweeted a picture of Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino in the film Scarface, sitting at a table with a pile of cocaine in front of him.

Fury imposed his own face onto the picture, which he captioned “#Tysonmontana”, and changed his Twitter name to “TONYMONTANA”.

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American media outlet ESPN reported that Fury tested positive after providing a urine sample to Las Vegas-based Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (Vada) in Lancaster, England on September 22.

Fury had been preparing for a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, which has now been cancelled.

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Cocaine, while an illegal drug, is not banned in boxing if taken out of competition.

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