Tyson Fury will not face police action over “hate incident” sparked by

One less problem for Tyson Fury is that he won’t be investigated for comments he made about homosexuality.

Maloney’s comments come after Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed they were investigating hate crime allegations against the boxer.

“The circumstances in which these comments were made suggest that no criminal offence has taken place and this matter will not be investigated any further”, the spokesman said.

An online petition to have Fury removed from the shortlist for the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award has since received over 100,000 signatures.

Fury could yet face action from the British Boxing Board of Control who are meeting this week to discuss his comments, and leading promoter Kellie Maloney says it is up to the authorities to make a stand.

Mr Fury tweeted: “Just to set the record straight I don’t hate homosexuals!”

“I think he should be a bit smarter and be careful of who he invites into his world and you have to be careful of what you say”.

Ennis-Hill, who is second favourite to win the award behind Andy Murray, said she was still excited about attending the event despite the negative publicity.

The BBC clearly do not understand that by nominating Fury, who has on a number of occasions expressed homophobic views and compared homosexuality to paedophilia, they are putting him up as a role model to young people all over the United Kingdom and the world.

Boxing champ Fury whipped up a storm by saying Ennis, the Olympic and double world heptathlon champion, “slaps up good – when she’s got a dress on she looks quite fit”.

“I can actually say that I have no hate for anybody. If Jesus loves the world, I love the world”.

“I think it’s wrong”. I don’t hate any race, colour, creed, generation, nobody.

He made the controversial claims on BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire Show on December 8.

Fury caused widespread outrage when he equated homosexuality with paedophilia in a Mail on Sunday interview and said that the legalisation of homosexuality was a sign the devil was returning to earth.

Johannesburg, Dec.10: Newly crowned world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has attracted another share of controversy as he has been asked by the Britain’s Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA) to stay away from its annual award ceremony.