http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/sports/tyson-fury-vacate-titles.html 2016-10-13 03:10:02 Tyson Fury Vacates World Boxing Titles Fury, the British boxer who has admitted to using cocaine to deal with depression, said in a statement he would vacate the titles to focus on recovery. === LONDON — Tyson Fury vacated his world titles from the World Boxing Organization and the World Boxing Association on Thursday to concentrate on his treatment and recovery from drug use and other personal issues. Fury released a statement early in the day confirming the decision, which came after his second withdrawal from a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine after Fury had been declared “medically unfit” and had admitted using cocaine to deal with manic depression. Fury said in a statement: “I’m unable to defend at this time and I have taken the hard and emotional decision to now officially vacate my treasured world titles and wish the next in-line contenders all the very best as I now enter another big challenge in my life which I know, like against Klitschko, I will conquer. “I feel that it is only fair and right and for the good of boxing to keep the titles active and allow the other contenders to fight for the vacant belts that I proudly won and held as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world.” His decision to vacate the belts could set up a bout between Klitschko and Anthony Joshua to unify the heavyweight titles.