Boxing star ‘Tyson Fury’ mourns his cousin Rico Burton who was stabbed to death in UK

Tyson Fury claims that his cousin died after being stabbed in the neck over the weekend in the UK. In the wake of the tragedy, he is pleading with government authorities to crack down on knife crime.

Authorities claim that Rico Burton, 31, a relative of Fury, was slain on Sunday morning at 3 AM in Manchester after an incident at a well-known bar. Police reported that a 17-year-old was hurt in the fight as well and is still being treated at the hospital.

After hearing of Burton’s passing, Fury posted on his Instagram account to express his condolences and make a request for harsher punishment for knife crimes in an effort to prevent future occurrences of the same type of crime.

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