Tommy Fury denied entry to United States with Jake Paul fight in doubt

Tommy Fury's upcoming grudge fight with Jake Paul is now in doubt after the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been denied entry to the United States. Fury, 22, was due to fly out to New York City for a press conference with Paul and reporter Ariel Helwani for their upcoming boxing bout on August 6 at Madison Square Garden.

But Fury has now revealed that he was turned away at Heathrow Airport after having his ESTA denied, with the fighter now at the British embassy in an attempt for the issue to be dealt with in order to fly out.

Fury will almost certainly not be available for the press conference tomorrow, with the fight now seemingly in doubt.

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Speaking on his Instagram, he said: "Me and my team arrived at Heathrow Airport ready to fly out and as soon as I entered the airport I was pulled to one side and told by Homeland Security officer that my ESTA had been denied and that I wasn't able to travel to the USA for a reason I apparently know.

"I can stand here and say I have done nothing wrong and I have no clue why I'm not allowed to travel to the USA. I've been training for a fight this whole time and that's all I've been doing. I have no clue why I'm not allowed to travel and neither does my team or my lawyers.

"Now I've got to go to the embassy trying to resolve it and I'm in the middle of training. I don't know why this has happened a huge shock to me and my team. It's government issues and it's a lot bigger than the fight right now and I'm trying to get it sorted."

There have been months of negotiations, with Tommy fighting on the undercard of older brother Tyson's heavyweight championship victory against Dillian Whyte at