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Parker: UK is Where The Heavyweight Scene Is, I Want To Be in It

•Sep 23, 2017

New Zealand’s Joseph Parker insists he won’t underestimate Hughie Fury in Saturday’s world heavyweight title fight in Manchester. Parker, 25, is making his second WBO title defence against a challenger who hasn’t boxed for 17 months. Fury, cousin of controversial former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has been sidelined by a skin condition that left him too tired to train and then a back injury, which caused the fight with Parker to be postponed from May.

Hughie Fury: Parker is No Old Man Like Klitschko, But I'm Ready

Terence Dooley

•Sep 23, 2017

Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) faces a date with destiny at the Manchester Arena tonight when he meets New Zealand’s Joseph Parker (23-0, 18 KOs) for the WBO title. It is the first fight at the arena since the Manchester bombing in May and Manchester-born Fury’s first fight in the city, it will also be televised live on Youtube as part of a new pay-per-view model that promoter Mick Hennessy hopes will take off.

Hughie Fury: When I Say I'll Knock Parker Out, I'll Knock Him Out!

BoxingScene Staff

•Sep 22, 2017

Hughie Fury is determined to emulate his cousin Tyson and claim a version of the world heavyweight title by dethroning Joseph Parker in Manchester on Saturday night. Despite his relative inexperience the 23-year-old is in predictably bullish mood ahead of his clash with the New Zealander, who claimed the vacant WBO belt in December two months after Tyson relinquished it due to medical reasons.

Photos: Parker vs. Fury Erupts in Near Brawl at Weigh-In

Boxing Photos

•Sep 22, 2017

There was double trouble at the weigh-in for Joseph Parker’s WBO heavyweight title defence against Hughie Fury earlier today after a melee erupted at Manchester’s National Football Museum when Fury shoved the titlist, which prompted a scuffle between members of both teams that in turn required the intervention of Security Alert UK, who are working the event.

Joseph Parker Aims To Have Many More Fights on UK Soil

Terence Dooley

•Sep 22, 2017

Today’s final press conference to publicise Joseph Parker’s WBO heavyweight title defence against mandatory challenger Hughie Fury was a more sedate affair than the one that was held in London on Monday during which David Higgins, the promoter of Parker, blasted Peter Fury over the lack of neutral officials, particularly the appointment of Terry O'Connor as referee.

Joseph Parker-Hughie Fury and Who's Number Two?

Cliff Rold

•Sep 22, 2017

By Cliff Rold - The leader of the heavyweight division is easy to identify right now. There are still a couple fights to win to declare WBA/IBF/IBO beltholder Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KO) as the indisputable heavyweight champion, but he’s firmly the man of the moment. His win over Wladimir Klitschko is super...

Parker vs. Fury - Terry O'Connor Replaced As Referee

Shaun Brown

•Sep 19, 2017

Terry O'Connor has been replaced as the referee for this weekend's WBO World Heavyweight title fight between champion Joseph Parker and challenger Hughie Fury in Manchester. O'Connor will instead tend to matters outside the ring acting as a judge with Marcus McDonnell stepping in to replace O'Connor. The news comes after Parker's promoters Duco Boxing vented their annoyance at O'Connor being the man in charge on the night. Duco's David Higgins took one step further yesterday and confronted Hughie's father and trainer Peter Fury at a press conference which ended in Higgins being removed by security and Peter launching verbal expletives at Higgins.

Hughie Fury: Parker Is Obviously Overlooking Me, Eyeing Joshua

Keith Idec

•Sep 19, 2017

Joseph Parker prefaces practically everything he says about possibly boxing Anthony Joshua by noting that he isn’t looking past Hughie Fury. The mandatory challenger for his WBO heavyweight title doesn’t believe him. Fury figures Parker expects that, compared to a fight against Joshua, their battle will be relatively easy. The 6-feet-6, 230-pound Fury will challenge the 6-feet-4, 245-pound Parker on Saturday night in Manchester, England, Fury’s hometown.

Joshua: Parker Quite Strong, Could Stop Hughie Fury Late

Keith Idec

•Sep 19, 2017

The best British heavyweight in boxing doesn’t expect one of his countrymen to join him as a recognized champion Saturday night. Anthony Joshua told London’s Daily Mirror that he thinks Joseph Parker will beat Hughie Fury in a mandatory defense of Parker’s WBO heavyweight title Saturday night in Manchester, England, Fury’s hometown.

Parker, Fury Final Press Conference Explodes Over Referee Pick

BoxingScene Staff

•Sep 18, 2017

The promoter of WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker had a heated confrontation with Peter Fury at the press conference to promote Saturday's fight between Parker and Fury's son, Hughie. Parker's promoter David Higgins did not ta ke his seat at the top table but walked directly to the Furys to complain about the referee scheduled to oversee the fight between Kiwi Parker and Fury.