WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is accused, along with his dad John and brother Shane, of dodging an eye-watering £82,000 council tax bill. The trio allegedly owe the money due to parking caravans and motorhomes on land next to their jointly-owned Cheshire mansion.
Land Registry papers indicate that the three men own the property in Styal, as well as the land adjacent to it. John Fury, 59, is believed to live in the mansion, which was purchased by son Tyson for just under £1.7million in 2020.
According to The Sun, magistrates are set to issue a legal order relating to an £82,166.85 bill, payable to Cheshire East Council. And if they don’t stump up the cash, authorities can sanction ‘enforcement action’, which could involve a bailiff visit and the removal of assets.
Barrister Sarah Robinson told the newspaper: “Often, the first time people realise a liability order has been granted is when bailiffs are sent round.
“Cases are often sent to magistrates in batches of hundreds and sometimes thousands, and they are rubber stamped without real scrutiny.”
The lavish house in Cheshire forms only part of boxing star Tyson’s lucrative property portfolio, which is thought to include a £6m house in Marbella, a glitzy dwelling in Las Vegas and his family’s base in Morecambe. Jointly, the Fury’s are reported to be worth more than £134m.
The Gypsy King, whose representative declined to comment on the matter, will no doubt be keen for the issue to be resolved promptly as he gears up for a heavyweight super fight against fellow champion and two-time Anthony Joshua conqueror Oleksandr Usyk in February. Speaking at a press conference last month, the undefeated Fury, 35, pledged to ‘break’ his forthcoming opponent.
“I’ve been in many, many heavyweight title fights before,” he said. “It is what it is. And now it’s the most important one. Me and Oleksandr, both undefeated, he’s the champion and I’m a champion – it’s going to be one of the fights for the ages.
“Somebody told me the other day that it’s been 24 years since we had our last undisputed heavyweight world champion. We’ve been chosen, and I believe we’re both destined to be here. There’s only one winner, and I’m destined to become the undisputed champion.
“And more than that, I’m destined to cement my legacy as the number one fighter in this era. To do that, I’ve got to beat this little man, and that’s it. He’s going to struggle on February 17, and he will lose. I will break him, for sure.”