Tyson Fury must spend part of his build-up to next month's projected world heavyweight title re-match with Wladimir Klitschko fighting to clear his name in front of an anti-doping panel.
The two parties announced on Tuesday that they will meet again in Manchester on October 29, 11 months after Fury scored a unanimous decision over the Ukrainian last November.
But first Fury will have to appear before the independent panel after being suspended by the UK Anti-Doping agency for a positive drugs test last year.
The ban was subsequently lifted and in line with UK Anti-Doping agency rules, Fury's case is now set to be fast-tracked in order that his position can be clarified before the scheduled bout with Klitschko.
Although unwilling to comment on the specific case, the UK Anti-Doping agency said in a statement to Press Association Sport: "In circumstances where a provisional suspension has been lifted, then UKAD takes the position that matters should be fully determined before an athlete that has committed an alleged anti-doping rule violation competes again.
"This is to preserve the integrity of the competition and sport in general."
Fury became the first boxer to defeat Klitschko in 11 years when he won his WBA, WBO and IBF belts by virtue of an unanimous decision in Germany.
He subsequently was stripped of the IBF version of the belt for agreeing to an immediate rematch with Klitschko and refusing to face that organisation's mandatory challenger.
The two parties announced on Tuesday that they will meet again in Manchester on October 29, 11 months after Fury scored a unanimous decision over the Ukrainian last November.
But first Fury will have to appear before the independent panel after being suspended by the UK Anti-Doping agency for a positive drugs test last year.
The ban was subsequently lifted and in line with UK Anti-Doping agency rules, Fury's case is now set to be fast-tracked in order that his position can be clarified before the scheduled bout with Klitschko.
Although unwilling to comment on the specific case, the UK Anti-Doping agency said in a statement to Press Association Sport:
"In circumstances where a provisional suspension has been lifted, then UKAD takes the position that matters should be fully determined before an athlete that has committed an alleged anti-doping rule violation competes again.
"This is to preserve the integrity of the competition and sport in general."
Fury became the first boxer to defeat Klitschko in 11 years when he won his WBA, WBO and IBF belts by virtue of an unanimous decision in Germany.
He subsequently was stripped of the IBF version of the belt for agreeing to an immediate rematch with Klitschko and refusing to face that organisation's mandatory challenger.
