By Scott Gilfoid: 22-year-old Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) has suffered a back injury and he won’t be able to fight for a world title next month against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker on May 6 in Auckland, New Zealand. You’ve got to feel sorry for the 25-year-old Parker, because he’s wasted all this time with negotiating and training for the fight, only to see Fury pull out with an injury. The Parker vs. Hughie fight will be postponed until further notice.
By Allan Fox: Former four division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner was reportedly discovered driving an SUV filled with bullet holes early Thursday morning in Cincinnati, Ohio, and he was subsequently arrested for an outstanding warrant, according to Fox19. The 27-year-old Broner was booked at 1:18 a.m. He was later released approximately 4 hours later at 5:10 a.m.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) will be looking to take the scalp of his young 22-year-old challenger Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) on May 6 next month, and then possibly Tyson Fury afterwards if he comes sniffing about on the revenge trail. Parker, 25, would like nothing better than to bag both of the Fury’s to add them to his resume of fine pelts. But first things first, Parker needs to whip the 6’6” Hughie in order to get Tyson worked enough to where he’ll want to get up off the couch, lose some weight, and finally get back into the ring to end his long 2-year layoff from boxing.
By Scott Gilfoid: #10 WBC heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora (26-7, 18 KOs) says he would beat up WBO champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) if the money is there for him to accept the fight. The 33-year-old Chisora says there are harder fights in Europe than if he were to face Parker. Chisora says the 25-year-old Parker still needs to prove himself as a fighter.
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is pretty excited about his fight on July 2 against the 29-year-old Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), who he’s giving a chance to pull off an upset against the “Pacman” at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia. With Horn fighting in front of his own fans, which could number as many as 50,000, Arum says he won’t be as nervous as he would be if he were fighting in the U.S.
By Scott Gilfoid: Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) is targeting Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) as fighter that he wants to face in 2017 if he can get past IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) in their fight on April 29. Hughie, the cousin of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is clearly convinced in his mind that the 41-year-old Wladimir will beat Joshua, who he sees a fighter that is too green to be taking on a guy as experienced as the Ukrainian.
By Jeff Aranow: Following a request by K2 Promotions, the World Boxing Council has given the green light to a rematch between newly crowned WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (43-4-1, 39 KOs) and former WBC champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1, 38 KOs) by ordering a rematch between them. Gonzalez lost a disputed 12 round majority decision to Rungvisai on March 18 last month at Madison Square Garden in New York. The judges scored the fight 114-112, 114-112, and 113-113. the 29-year-old Gonzalez was knocked down by a right hand to the body in round 1. It was a flash knockdown. In round 6, Rungvisai lost a point for a head-butt.
By Jim Dower: Unbeaten #2 WBO contender Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) will be without his trainer/father Peter Fury for his May 6 fight against WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs), as his visa to enter New Zealand was declined. Parker vs. Fury will be taking place at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) is welcoming former champion Tyson Fury to be at ringside when he faces his cousin Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) on May 6 at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Parker, 25, thinks it would be nice to have Tyson Fury there to watch him as he battles it out with Hughie.
WBO World Heavyweight mandatory title challenger Hughie Fury will face the champion Joe Parker in Auckland, New Zealand, at the Vector Arena on Saturday 6th May, it was confirmed last night.
Undefeated Fury, from Manchester, will travel to the other side of the world as he looks to cause a massive upset against the similarly unbeaten and big-hitting Parker who is a superstar in his native homeland.
Fury aims to emulate cousin Tyson’s amazing feat of ending the reign of then division king Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015 when he travelled to Germany and tore all the belts from the seemingly invincible Ukrainian.