What is Tyson Fury up to now? Boxing champ changes name and profile to him wearing Muslim clothing

The controversial star appears to now be calling himself 'Riaz Tyson Muhammad' on Twitter.

Boxing champ Tyson Fury has suggested he may have converted to Islam with a series of Twitter updates.

The controversial star has been active on his social media account today - earlier he offered to be Donald Trump's new 'minder'.

He also posted an image of him meeting politician John Rees Evans who is vying to be the next leader of UKIP.

Now Fury has changed his profile picture to an image of him wearing traditional Muslim dress.

He has also changed his name to Riaz Tyson Muhammad and his bio reads: "UNITING ALL RELIGIONS,1 WORLD BLESSED BY JESUS"

Tyson Fury also changed his bio to read: "Uniting all religions, 1 world blessed by Jesus'

It led to suggestions he may have followed in the footsteps of legendary boxer Cassius Clay who converted to Islam and became Muhammad Ali in 1964.

Fury retweeted a follower who wrote: "Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali, 50 years on Tyson Fury became Riaz Muhammad"

Tyson Fury celebrates with his belts after beating Klitschko in 2015

Fury has spoken of his religious beliefs in the past

Fury, a born-again Christian, has spoken of his religious beliefs frequently in the past.

In an interview last year, he said: "I’m a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.

"I’ll say it no matter how many people it offends. I’ll say it."

Earlier, Fury revealed how Donald Trump has inspired him and that his success could lead to his own candidacy for Prime Minister.

"The great country of American has had a massive change in Donald Trump. It's time for the UK to do the same  powertothepeople," Tweeted the 28-year-old.

"Who knows?  TysonforPrimeMinister coming soon, if Donald Trump can do it, so can I beliefandfaith  neversaydie.

"If Donald Trump wants a new minder, look no further, as Tyson Fury is your man."

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Tyson Fury offered help from Ricky Hatton and warned 'you cannot do it yourself' as he battles depression

The world heavyweight champion has admitted to using cocaine to cope with his mental health problems after withdrawing from the Waldimir Klitschko rematch.

Tyson Fury has been offered help in his battle with depression from fellow Mancunian and former world champion Ricky Hatton .

The Hitman struggled with drink and drugs while coping with depression and has reached out to his friend and world heavyweight champion.

Hatton has warned Fury that he cannot overcome his problems by himself and that he should forget about fighting again for the time being.

“I hope Tyson is listening when I say you cannot do it yourself," Hatton said to The Sun. "Tyson should not fight until he gets himself together, he has got to take time out of boxing if he is ever going to get back on the straight and narrow.

Tyson Fury attended the recent Anthony Crolla vs Jorge Linares fight

“He should forget about winning titles or earning money. The main thing is his health and his family, he should think of his kids, he should think of his wife and realise how lucky he is to have his family all around him.

“I had the same dark suicidal thoughts that Tyson has revealed. Tyson should think about all the people who would be left behind."

Fury was supposed to fight Wladimir Klitschko in a rematch for the WBO, WBA and lineal world titles at the Manchester Arena on October 29.

But Hennessy Sport divulged that the Fury was medically unfit to fight and that he required treatment before returning to the ring.

YSON FURY TRAINER CONFIRMS DATE FOR KLITSCHKO REMATCH

Tyson Fury trainer and uncle Peter Fury has confirmed to Boxing News and Views when his nephew will take on Wladimir Klitschko next in their rematch for the lineal Heavyweight Title.

The pro boxing calendar is in one of it’s quieter times at the moment, with the Olympic boxing action taking precedence for the next couple of weeks or so.

But heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury will be back into full training camp next week for his upcoming rematch with Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko, after recently celebrating the birth of his new son and overcoming a recent injury to his ankle.

Ahead of his return to hard preparation, we spoke to Peter Fury today who confirmed to us that the fight will definitely take place on October 29th:

“Yes 29th Oct Tyson will be fighting.” 

It is widely anticipated that the fight will take place in Manchester and in particular, the Manchester Arena, where the first rematch date was due to take place prior to Tyson’s injury postponing the original date.

Tyson Fury (25-0-18KO) defeated Wladimir Klitschko (64-4-53KO) in November 2015 via unanimous decision in Dusseldorf, Germany to become the first man in 11 years to beat the previously massively dominant heavyweight champion.

Tyson Fury chants 'Iceland's on fire' after England's humiliating Euro 2016 exit

The world heavyweight champion was in Nice to watch the Three Lions but was left disappointed as they crumbled to an embarrassing defeat.

While England fans across the nation and in Nice drowned their sorrows after the Three Lions' humiliating defeat to Iceland last night, Tyson Fury was adapting Euro 2016's most famous terrace chant to mark the loss.

The world heavyweight champion sang: "Iceland's on fire, our defence is terrified," as he walked the streets of the French city following England's embarrassing capitulation at the hands of the tournament minnows.

He added: "We have the best fans in the world, and none of us deserved that."

Fury was struggling to even get a drink to accompany his disappointment, saying: "All the bars are shutting, so we won't be having much."

The Manchester fighter hit the headlines earlier this week when he arrived in Nice and led England fans into a bar where he bought a round of 200 jagerbombs, racking up a bill of €1,000.

Fans continued to serenade the boxer despite England's defeat, and he happily posed for selfies with supporters of both the Three Lions and Iceland.

He said of the giant killers: "They're a great team, and they deserve their success."

Fury enjoyed the weekend with England fans in Nice

Fans stopped for photos and selfies

Fury was the toast of Nice

Fury even stumped up for a round

Fury recently announced his planned rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on July 9 was postponed due to suffering an ankle injury.

The self-styled 'gypsy king' claims he sustained the injury running in the Peak District.

He was due to face Klitschko after sensationally beating his illustrious opponent in Dusseldorf last November, inflicting the Ukrainian's first defeat for 11 years.

Tyson Fury 'over the moon' for Tony Bellew after cruiserweight joined him on top of the world

"I was over the moon for Tony when he won that fight, I was on my feet screaming, 'Come on', when he had him," Fury said.

Heavyweight king Tyson Fury hailed Tony Bellew's achievement after he joined him on top of the world.

'Bomber' Bellew finally realised his dream of becoming cruiserweight champion last Sunday when he stopped Illunga Makabu at Goodison Park to claim the WBC belt.

Fury and Bellew were pals of old, before a stage of sniping at each other, but they are firm friends once again and the Gypsy King is delighted by the Scouser's success.

Speaking at his gym in Steenbergen, Holland where he is preparing for his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, Fury said: "I was over the moon for Tony when he won that fight, I was on my feet screaming, 'Come on', when he had him.

"I was screaming for him to throw the uppercut. He finally got his chance, third time lucky, in front of his own fans and now he's cruiserweight king.

"It couldn't have happened to a nicer fella, a real family man with good morals. Me and Tony go back years, we were amateurs together - even David Price, we were all amateurs together.

"In the amateur days he was 91lbs, I was 120lbs-something, but we moved around and sparred together. There are no hard feelings about things we said, it's business, there is always going to be friction between fighters.

"I said stuff about him in the past and he said stuff about me, but it's no good if you can give stick out and not take a bit. We had a bit of banter between us but nothing more, nothing serious."

Fury, the WBA, WBO and IBO champion, has locked himself away at his gym on Holland's border with Belgium with just his trainer, his uncle Peter, fellow heavyweight and cousin Hughie, and a couple of gym workers and sparring partners for company.

And as he prepares for his second clash with Klitshcko, he looks in great shape just five weeks after showing off his belly at the fight launch, where he mocked the former champ for losing to a "fat man".

Fury added: "Holland has always been good to me. I had a lot of good camps here for the fights that never happened.

"It's away from all the distractions, no one is knocking on the door, none of my friends are here. I'm in solitude. It's train, eat, sleep, repeat. Twelve weeks and we've been here seven now. I'm really getting into it.

"I'm really focused and switched on to the job in hand, I have to be. There are no times when I'm not training.

"When I'm not training I'm resting, because we train, we go and eat, we rest and by the time we've rested a bit and start to feel all right again it's time to train again.

"I need the solitude this time because I'm a champion. It's harder to stay a champion than it is to become one.

"Everyone wants what I have and I'm here to not let them get it. I have a target, an X, on my back, so I have to put myself through more sacrifice and pain than the other man is doing."

Fury, who has cut out meat and is on a pescatarian diet as he hones his physique, expects a different fight and a different experience but still expects to come out on top.

He said: "It's not about achieving my dream any more, because I've done that. It's about maintaining it now and living the dream.

"Waldimir cannot win. I physically and mentally destroyed him. He did catch me with one right hand in the last fight, around round seven, right on the jaw.

"But I looked at him and said: 'Come on.' It didn't even hurt. I looked to Peter and told him I could walk through his punches. He said to me: 'Don't get hit by him!'"

Grand day out for Tyson Fury in Lancaster

The world heavyweight boxing champion had mixed fortunes at the bookmakers during a day out in Lancaster.

Tyson Fury scooped £432.50 on the Grand National winner Rule the World after placing a £10 each way bet at the Betfred shop on Saturday.

Rule the World romped home at 33-1 and the giant fighter, who lives at Hest Bank, later popped back in to collect his winnings.

Shop assistant Kim Bateson said: “I was chatting to him and asked him why he had chosen that particular horse. He answered by saying ‘Rule the World’ related to him!”

Earlier in the week Fury said he’d bet £1,000 on rival Anthony Joshua to be knocked out in his IBF World Heavyweight Title fight against Charles Martin.

But the Olympic Champion KO’d the American in two rounds on Saturday night and Tyson later tweeted how he was “talking about losing a grand”.

Tyson was also out and about elsewhere in Lancaster and Morecambe on Saturday.

The 6ft 9in champion had lunch in Molly’s restaurant on Church Street.

He was also seen socialising in the city centre on Saturday night shortly after Joshua’s bout took place at the O2 in London.

Fury was spotted with his friend, Morecambe’s Commonwealth boxing champion Isaac Lowe, in the Crafty Scholar pub and also in a Lancaster pizza takeaway.

Later he was seen buying drinks for fans at the Coast bar on Queen Street in Morecambe.

A customer said Tyson was “quite sober” and “a really top bloke”.

Fury is due to enter training camp soon for his scheduled rematch with former champion Wladimir Klitschko, who he defeated on points in a huge upset in November 2015 to claim the championship.

The bout is expected to take place on Saturday, July 9 at the Manchester Arena.

Isaac Lowe lifts Commonwealth featherweight title with stunning stoppage win

Isaac Lowe made Lancaster and Morecambe sporting history with a stunning stoppage win to lift the Commonwealth featherweight title on Saturday night.

Morecambe’s Westgate Warrior stopped Belfast hot prospect Marco McCullough in the eighth round at the Manchester Arena on the undercard of Scott Quigg and Carl Frampton’s huge unification fight.

The resort’s English champion boxed a smart fight and rocked the tired and cut McCullough in the eighth session with the Irishman’s corner throwing in the towel after one minute and 56 seconds.

With the victory, Lowe becomes the first Morecambe-born boxer to hold a major international title and at just 22 years of age appears to have a very bright future. It was a cagey opening to the fight with the former Lancaster Boxing Academy fighter catching McCullough, who moved to 14-3 as a pro with defeat, with an excellent right hand in the second round.

The third round was scrappy in a close contest but the Westgate Warrior continued to jab and move well and increasingly proved elusive to McCullough who marched forward at every opportunity.

One excellent right hook in round five got Lowe’s good friend Tyson Fury out of his ringside seat with a left hand later in the session providing an indication of what was to come.

The more experienced McCullough, a stablemate of Carl Frampton, was now cut and went on the offensive in the sixth. Lowe however was simply too quick and caught the problem area with two eye-catching right hands.

McCullough had visibly tired by the seventh round with Lowe using his sharp boxing skills to good effect.

The eighth was to be the final round the Belfast man, Lowe unleashing a barrage that prompted McCullough’s corner to throw in the towel, leaving the Morecambe fighter to savour a victory that catapults him into the boxing mainstream after just 13 professional fights.