World boxing champion apologizes for prejudiced comments

Fury is a world boxing champion. Photo: Disclosure

World boxing champion, Tyson Fury He made a point of going public and apologizing for the recent prejudiced comments he made against transgender people and Jews.

See too

Pacquiao makes homophobic statement on TV and leaves fans angry

After homophobic statement, Nike breaks up with Pacquiao

Pacquiao raises controversy when he posts an excerpt from the Bible that calls for the death of gays

The fighter declared that he saw transsexuals as “freaks of nature” and accused Jews of brainwashing the planet. Faced with the terrible repercussion of his words, the Englishman released a press release to retract his comments.

“I apologize to anyone who may have been offended by any of the comments I made. I said some things that might have upset some people, which, as a Christian man, is not something I would want to do. Anyone who knows me personally knows that I am in no way racist or intolerant, and I hope the public accepts my apology,” said the fighter.

In November last year, Fury won multiple world belts by beating Wladimir Klitschko in a fight held in Germany. He will face the Ukrainian again on July 9th, in Manchester, England.

The Englishman was not the only representative of the noble art to face problems due to prejudiced comments. At the beginning of the year, Manny Pacquiao made several criticisms of homosexuals, which even caused him to lose a big sponsorship contract with Nike.

Mike Tyson fires back at criticism about age and sends a message to Jake Paul: 'I like…'