- Tyson Fury admitted driving at 90mph in southern Scotland in November
- Boxer pleaded guilty via letter but was ordered to show up at court
- Fury failed to show and was held in police custody over the weekend
- Heavyweight boxer banned from driving for two months and fined £400
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14:38 GMT, 17 June 2015
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16:00 GMT, 17 June 2015
Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury spent the weekend behind bars in Scotland after failing to show up to court for a speeding case.
Fury, who is due to face Wladimir Klitschko later this year for the world title, pleaded guilty via letter to the charge of driving at 90mph in southern Scotland in November last year.
But Fury, 26, failed to turn up after being ordered to appear personally.

Tyson Fury (right) pleaded guilty to a speeding offence but failed to turn up to court and was jailed
That led to a warrant being issued for his arrest and a weekend in police custody.
He received a two-month driving ban and £400 fine for the offence committed near Carrutherstown.
His father and manager, John Fury, told the court he took the blame for his son’s failure to appear on two previous occasions.
He said: ‘There had been a change of address and, as his manager, I am responsible for dealing with matters like that and hadn’t picked up his mail.’
When the case was originally called, Fury, whose address at that time was given as being in Heysham, sent in a letter admitting driving at 90mph on the A75 near Carrutherstown, between Dumfries and Annan.

Fury has had his driving licence revoked and was fined £400 for the offence
He also admitted failing to comply with a solid white line marking.
The court had ordered his personal appearance because of the possibility of a disqualification.
His father pointed out that his address was now in Lancaster and, as his son sat in the dock, added: ‘He needs his driving licence because of the amount of travelling he has to do.’
However, Justice John Bickett indicated that there were already 11 points on Fury’s licence and banned and fined him.

Wladimir Klitschko is set to fight Fury in the next defence of his heavyweight titles
As he left the court the boxer said he had been arrested on Friday night and spent the weekend in custody.
He said: ‘I have now experienced what it’s like for a criminal … at the expense of the government.’
Fury is mandatory challenger for Klitschko’s WBO heavyweight title and is due to fight the Ukrainian in either London or Germany later this year.
Fury is unbeaten in his 24 professional fights and has 18 knockouts on his record.
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