Why Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul press conference has been cancelled as US entry denied

Tommy Fury and Jake Paul were set to finally come face to face this week, with Fury travelling to New York in order to participate in a press conference alongside the American YouTube star.

However, the British boxer has revealed that Visa issues have meant that he is unable to travel to the US for the press conference, which subsequently puts the entire fight in jeopardy. Fury revealed the issues in a video posted to Instagram, telling fans that he had been denied entry because his ESTA was invalid for an unknown reason.

Tourists and business travellers into the US must have a valid ESTA before entering the country, however, there are also questions to answer upon entering the country, with the US's border controls notoriously tight. However, Fury revealed that he was stopped from boarding the plane at Heathrow as he explained in a video posted to social media.

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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