Tyson Fury has called on the government to do more to tackle knife crime as he revealed that his cousin has been stabbed to death.
The heavyweight world champion announced on Instagram that his cousin Rico Burton had been murdered on Saturday.
He said: “My cousin was murdered last night, stabbed in the neck.
“This is becoming ridiculous – idiots carry knives. This needs to stop.”
He went on to demand the government “bring back higher sentencing for knife crime”.
He added: “It’s a pandemic.
“You don’t know how hard it is until it’s one of your own.
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“Life is very precious and it can be taken away very quick. Enjoy every moment.
“RIP Rico Burton – may the lord God grant you a good place in heaven, see you soon.”
It is unknown where Mr Burton was killed.
It comes after Fury vowed to come out of retirement to take on Oleksandr Usyk after he beat Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia.
Usyk claimed he would either retire or face the “Gypsy King” next.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Fury suggested he would be open to fighting Usyk.
“I’ve just seen Joshua lose for the second time to Usyk – out of his depth,” he said.
“However, England has been relieved of its belts. Yet again, as usual.
“There is a remedy and a solution that I can suggest. If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian of England. Come on!
“Send me in. I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.
“But its not gonna be cheap. If you want the best you’ve got to pay, it’s gonna be very expensive.
“So get your f****** chequebook out and I will relieve that Ukrainian dosser.”
