John Fisher, the father of heavyweight boxer Johnny Fisher, has confirmed that he will be deported from Australia on his 52nd birthday after being detained by Border Force
Internet celebrity and Chinese takeaway-lover ‘Big John’ Fisher faces deportation from Australia on what should be his 52nd birthday celebration. Fisher, father of heavyweight boxer Johnny Fisher, had planned appearances at Wentworth Park in Sydney alongside Perth Racing and Hillary’s Beach Club in Perth.
However, his holiday looks like it’s being cup short. In a clip shared on X, the 51-year-old confirmed these engagements have been cancelled as he’ll be returning to the UK on his special day.
He said to a camera: “I’m in Australia but bad news, Im flying home tomorrow, on my birthday. I’ve been detained by Border Force for four hours and I’m not in a holding hotel.
“My visa was legal coming in but they’re not happy with what I’m doing here so they’re sending me home,” reports the Mirror.
He continued: “I’m sorry Australia – I’m sorry Perth, sorry Sydney – I won’t be at any of my appearances this weekend, but please support the ones I was going to be at because they’re going to be good days.
“I’ll let you know more when I get home. To be truthful I just want to get home. All the best, let’s have it. Bosh, or no bosh”.
The 51-year-old is due to make an appearance in Birmingham on October 22, followed by a trip to Chelmsford on October 24 and 25 to celebrate Oktoberfest. In a separate post uploaded to Instagram, Fisher posted an edited picture of him behind bars – with the words ‘free John Fisher’ written above it.
Fisher was eager to send a message to his Aussie supporters, writing: “I’ve got to laugh or I would cry , a legal visa which got me detained for 4 hours. Detained in Australia on my birthday. Totally gutted is an under statement. Love the Aussie people though. I’ll be back. Bosh.”
His son, Johnny, was also quick to have his say on the matter, writing on Instagram: “The Aussies have detained Big John and are sending him home- rumour has it they are frightened of his express pace bowling ahead of the Ashes.”
Big John’s fans were quick to defend him in the comment section. One X user jibed: “Ben Stokes and the lads will avenge you, big man. Australia have made their first mistake…”
Another added: “I’m sorry for you, it’s a long way to go to get booted, but damn those Aussies are on it. I presume you needed a work visa?”
According to his comment section, it appears Big John had been dealing with visa issues, with him writing: “They [Australian authorities] said it wasn’t me it was because companies were profiteering for me. I said ok I’ll cancel my few meet n greets and just stay at hotel but wouldn’t let me”.
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