Tyson Fury has canceled speaking engagements in Ireland after threats were received that the event would be a 'repeat of the Regency', referring to a shooting at a boxing weigh-in three years ago which sparked a vicious gang feud.
Fury's planned appearances at Dublin's The Helix and the Cork Opera House have been shelved after the Dublin venue received a specific threat related to the shooting at the Regency Hotel exactly three years ago in which one man was shot to death. Two others received non-fatal wounds. The two Irish events, scheduled for the 12th and 13th of February, have been canceled as a result it was announced on Tuesday.