'Idiots carry knives': Tyson Fury comes out against knife crime after cousin Rico Burton stabbed to death
Tyson Fury’s cousin brother Rico Burton was stabbed to death on Saturday night, August 21. Breaking the heart-wrenching news, the boxing legend has urged his followers to stop knife crime.
Fury took to his Instagram handle to reveal how his brother Rico was stabbed in the neck and called on the UK government to bring tougher sentencing for those convicted of knife crimes. He wrote "My cousin was murdered last night, stabbed in the neck. This is becoming ridiculous idiots carry knives."
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"This needs to stop ASAP. UK government needs to bring higher sentencing for knife crime, it's a pandemic & you don't know how bad it is until it's 1 of your own! Life is very precious & it can be taken away very quickly enjoy every moment. RIP RICO BURTON. May the lord God grant you a good place in heaven. see you soon." He added. Fury ended the post with the hashtag "Only cowards carry weapons,” but gave no further information regarding the attacks or where the incident happened.
The post by the boxing legend quickly received messages and comments of support and condolences. "Condolences, that’s terrible x." Another added "Thoughts are with you and your family. So sad." One fan agreed with his plea, "Wow unbelievable sorry Tyson. You're right it needs to stop." The third one said "So sorry for your families sad loss. You are right make the sentence a proper one and they might think twice about carrying a knife. Let your voice be heard Tyson, use your platform to get it across and campaign for a better future for our kids."
The news of his brother’s loss came out after he announced breaking his retirement plan and making a comeback in the arena. The "Gypsy King" announced his comeback after Ukrainian fighter Oleksandr Usyk defeated Fury's fellow Brit Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia.
In a now-deleted post, Fury called out Usyk and said "I've just seen Joshua lose for the second time to Usyk - out of his depth. However, England has been relieved of its belts. Yet again, as usual.”
"There is a remedy and a solution that I can suggest. If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian of England. Come on! Send me in. I will relieve the Ukrainian dossier of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser. But its not gonna be cheap. If you want the best you've got to pay, it's gonna be very expensive. So get your f*****g chequebook out and I will relieve that Ukrainian dosser."