Hughie Fury, the younger cousin of former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is set to challenge for the World Boxing Organisation heavyweight crown against champion Joseph Parker 22-0 (18 Ko's) with the bout looking set for April 1st in New Zealand.
The 22 year old Fury is undefeated in 20 contests, and currently holds the WBO Inter-Continental title, a belt he picked up in a less than flattering performance back in April when he scored a 7th round technical decision over Fred Kassi. Fury who was training over in France throughout the Christmas and New Year period, is delighted with the news, having been let down previously by broken promises to challenge Deontay Wilder for the WBC in 2016.
Parker's promoters, Duco Events, in association with Bob Arum, stuck to their guns in bringing the bout to Auckland, where the Samoan claimed the world title back in December in a close bout with Andy Ruiz.. Kevin Barry the trainer of Parker recently commented in jest about his fighters weight following the Christmas break, but made it clear that his charge would be 100% come time to defend..
interestingly the #1 contender in the WBO is David Haye, whom if all goes according to plan in the Bellew bout, could challenge the winner in July..
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