Hughie Fury

Hughie Fury

Hughie Lewis Fury is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO heavyweight title in 2017 at 23 years old. As an amateur he represented England at the 2012 Youth World Championships. Fury turned professional at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.

About Hughie Fury in brief

Summary Hughie FuryHughie Lewis Fury is a British professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO heavyweight title in 2017 at 23 years old. As an amateur he represented England at the 2012 Youth World Championships, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first British boxer to do so. Fury turned professional at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships. He is trained by his father, Peter Fury, who was jailed twice during Hughie’s childhood and ran a drug empire from behind bars. Fury is the first cousin of Tyson Fury and Nathan Gorman, as well as light heavyweight boxer and former Love Island contestant Tommy Fury. He has fought in the UK for the first time in May at City Hall in Belfast in a points decision win against Ugandan Moses Matovu. Fury fought twice in June beating Ladislav Kovarik via technical knockout, then beating Tomas Mrazek via a shutout points decision 60–54. Fury kept his unbeaten record intact with a 6-round unanimous decision win over Dorian Darch at the York Hall in London. In February 2015, Fury faced off against his toughest opponent to date on paper, Andriy Rudenko. Rudenko’s only loss came before this fight against Australian contender Lucas Browne. Fury defeated Rudenko in his first ever 10 round fight via unanimous decision on the Golovkin-Murray card at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

In November, Fury fought Argentine veteran and former Brazilian heavyweight champion George Arias, who had won 68 of 68 pro fights since 1996. Fury remained unbeaten with a points win over former world cruiserweight title challenger Emilio Equiel Zarate at the City Academy Sports Centre in Bristol. Fury next fought 36-year-old Matthew Greer and defeated him in the 2nd round of a scheduled 6 round fight at the Copper Box Arena in London, getting the stoppage in the second round. Fury was next scheduled to fight little known Croatian fighter Hrvoje Kisicek at the Hermitage Leisure Centre in Whitwick. Fury won every round as he cruised to a comfortable points win 60-54. On 14 September, Fury was scheduled in an 8-round bout at the Magna Centre in Rotherham against 27 year old Shane McPhilbin. The fight ended after round one. Fury picked up his 7th stoppage of his career with a hard fought 4th-round TKO win over Gegeshidze. The referee scored it 40–36 in favour of Fury. Fury was to return on 8 November in a scheduled6th round bout against 32-year old David Gegshidze. Fury won via second-round knockout of David Whittom in a four round fight in Montreal on 22 March 2013, against 34 year old DavidWhittom. Fury took five months off before returning in July at the Derby Arena in Derby.