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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Kate Lally & Ashlie Blakey

Man buys 'UK's biggest gold chain' and hopes it will be snapped up by Tyson Fury

A man who bought the UK's biggest gold crucifix is putting it up for auction in the hope that boxer Tyson Fury will buy it.

Andreo Montanino bought the chunky 1.5kg treasure in honour of his beloved late nan who was a devout Roman Catholic, the Liverpool Echo reports. The 33-year-old spotted the nine carat 9ins-long cross in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and snapped it up over fears it could be melted down.

He is now selling the chain and hopes gold-loving sports stars like Tyson Fury or Anthony Joshua might have their eyes on it. Auctioneers said they had 'never seen anything like it' before.

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