No police action against Tyson Fury over homosexuality comments

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will take no action against Tyson Fury after the world heavyweight champion was alleged to have made homophobic comments.

GMP revealed this week that they were investigating a hate crime allegation against Fury over controversial remarks he made about homosexuality.

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) on Wednesday summoned the Brit, who sensationally beat Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf last month, for a hearing to explain his recent comments.

Fury was quoted by The Daily Mail expressing the view that homosexuality and abortion are two of three "evils" alongside paedophilia, but GMP will not take a complaint made by a member of the public any further.

A GMP statement said: "At 10.30am on Tuesday 8 December 2015, Greater Manchester Police received a complaint from a member of the public following comments that had been made on a national broadcast.

"Officers spoke with the man that made the report and he provided a statement to police.

"This matter has been investigated in line with national hate crime policy and has been recorded as a hate incident.

"The circumstances in which these comments were made suggest that no criminal offence has taken place and this matter will not be investigated any further."

Fury also came in for criticism for making seemingly sexist remarks, including the suggestion that Olympic and world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill "slaps up good".

An online petition to have Fury removed from the shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award has since received over 100,000 signatures.

Fury said he is not homophobic and does not have "any hate for anybody".