WORLD heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was provisionally suspended in June over the presence of a prohibited substance, UK Anti-Doping has announced.
UKAD said on Wednesday the suspension had been lifted pending a hearing of the independent National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP).
UKAD also said it suspended Hughie Fury, Tyson Fury's cousin, and that he too would have his case heard by the NADP.
In a statement, a UKAD spokeswoman said: "In response to public comments made by Tyson and Hughie Fury's representatives, UK Anti-Doping can confirm that both boxers were charged on 24 June 2016 with presence of a prohibited substance. Mandatory provisional suspensions were imposed pursuant to article 7.9.1 of the UK Anti-Doping rules.
"The UK Anti-Doping Rules allow athletes to challenge the imposition of a provisional suspension and the independent National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) today lifted the athletes' suspensions, pending full determination of the charges. These charges will be heard at a hearing before the NADP in due course.
"UK Anti-Doping will not comment further on the case until due legal process has been completed."
Peter Fury, the father of Hughie Fury and uncle of Tyson Fury, is also the trainer of both fighters and welcomed the news that they were now free to fight.
Peter Fury wrote on Twitter: "To all our fans. Ukad suspension Lifted & @Tyson_Fury @hughiefury can & will be fighting with full go ahead from tribunal. Truth!! Amen."
Promoter Frank Warren added: "Congratulations to @Tyson_Fury & @hughiefury , they will now have their day in court after the ridiculous situation UKAD put them in!"
On the day both fighters were charged by UKAD, Tyson Fury postponed his re-match against Wladimir Klitschko because of an ankle injury. The fight had been scheduled for July 9 in Manchester.
Tyson Fury said in early July that the fight would instead go ahead on October 29.
The UKAD declaration on Wednesday followed Tuesday's announcement that Tyson Fury would sue UKAD over allegations he had used the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone.
It was reported by the Sunday Mirror on June 26 that traces of the banned substance were found in a urine sample provided by Tyson Fury that dated back to February 2015. The report also said that Hughie Fury had tested positive.
''The two boxers strenuously deny taking any performance-enhancing drugs,'' read Tuesday's statement from their lawyer Lewis Power.
''However, during the last five weeks, leaks about these charges have appeared in the press and both boxers have been the targets of continual abusive language on Twitter.''
