Tyson Fury is preparing to make a £25,000 auction bid to buy the biggest gold crucifix in the UK to save it from being melted down.
The Gypsy King, 34, says he is willing to splash the cash on the nine carat 9ins-long cross to save it from the 'scrap pile' and add to his collection of flashy jewellery.
Andreo Montanino, 33, originally bought the crucifix chain from Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter in memory of his late grandmother who was a devout Roman Catholic and would have thought it was a sacrilege to meltdown such an item.
He hoped the 'special' piece would attract the attention of sports stars like Fury or Anthony Joshua, who have both been vocal about their religious beliefs, when he revealed he was selling it next month.
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