WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is accused, alongside together with his dad John and brother Shane, of dodging an eye-watering £82,000 council tax invoice. The trio allegedly owe the cash as a result of parking caravans and motorhomes on land subsequent to their jointly-owned Cheshire mansion.

Land Registry papers point out that the three males personal the property in Styal, in addition to the land adjoining to it. John Fury, 59, is believed to stay within the mansion, which was bought by son Tyson for slightly below £1.7million in 2020.

According to The Sun, magistrates are set to subject a authorized order regarding an £82,166.85 invoice, payable to Cheshire East Council. And if they do not stump up the money, authorities can sanction 'enforcement motion', which might contain a bailiff go to and the elimination of belongings.

Barrister Sarah Robinson instructed the newspaper: "Often, the first time people realise a liability order has been granted is when bailiffs are sent round.

"Cases are sometimes despatched to magistrates in batches of a whole lot and generally 1000's, and they're rubber stamped with out actual scrutiny."

The lavish house in Cheshire forms only part of boxing star Tyson's lucrative property portfolio, which is thought to include a £6m house in Marbella, a glitzy dwelling in Las Vegas and his family's base in Morecambe. Jointly, the Fury's are reported to be worth more than £134m.

The Gypsy King, whose representative declined to comment on the matter, will no doubt be keen for the issue to be resolved promptly as he gears up for a heavyweight super fight against fellow champion and two-time Anthony Joshua conqueror Oleksandr Usyk in February. Speaking at a press conference last month, the undefeated Fury, 35, pledged to 'break' his forthcoming opponent.

"I've been in lots of, many heavyweight title fights earlier than," he said. "It is what it's. And now it is a very powerful one. Me and Oleksandr, each undefeated, he is the champion and I'm a champion - it'll be one of many fights for the ages.

"Somebody told me the other day that it's been 24 years since we had our last undisputed heavyweight world champion. We've been chosen, and I believe we're both destined to be here. There's only one winner, and I'm destined to become the undisputed champion.

"And greater than that, I'm destined to cement my legacy because the primary fighter on this period. To try this, I've received to beat this little man, and that is it. He's going to wrestle on February 17, and he'll lose. I'll break him, for positive."