Hughie Fury

Hughie Fury

Fury in 2015
Statistics
Real name Hughie Lewis Fury
Nickname(s) The Fist of Fury
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994
Stockport,
Greater Manchester, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 20
Wins 20
Wins by KO 10
Losses 0

Hughie Lewis Fury (born 18 September 1994) is a British professional boxer who fights at heavyweight.[1] 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.

Early life

Hughie Lewis Fury was born on 18 September 1994 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, to a family of Irish Traveller heritage.[1][2] He is the cousin of Tyson Fury, both of whom have stated that they are aiming to become "the new Klitschkos" and dominate the heavyweight division.[2][3] Both are trained by Hughie's father, Peter Fury.[2]

Amateur career

In 2012, Fury represented England at the Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships in Yerevan. Fury won a gold medal at super-heavyweight and became the first British fighter to win one at that weight class in that event.[4][5]

Professional career

Fury vs. Fred Kassi, 2016

Early career

Fury turned professional, at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.[1] He fought at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec on the undercard of Stevenson-Boon II on March 22, 2013 against 34 year old David Whittom in a scheduled four round fight. Fury won via second round knockout. His second professional bout took place a month later at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City on the undercard of his cousin, Tyson Fury's fight against Steve Cunningham. He defeated American Alex Rozman via first round stoppage. Fury fought in the UK for the first time in May at City Hall in Belfast in a points decision win against Ugandan Moses Matovu. Referee John Lowey scored it 40-36 in favour of Fury. Ten days following the points win, Fury travelled to Romania to fight at the Sala Olympia in Timisoara on an unsanctioned show against defeating Janos Finfera. Fury fought twice in June beating Ladislav Kovarik via technical knockout, then beating Tomas Mrazek via a shutout points decision 60-54. Fury fought twice again in July, beating 39 year old Ivica Perkovic, then picking up a points win against Moses Matovu for the second time.

On September 14, Fury was scheduled in his first 8 round bout at the Magna Centre in Rotherham against 27 year old Shane McPhilbin. The fight ended after round one. McPhilbin claimed to have injured his left shoulder.[6] Fury kept his unbeaten record intact with a 6 round unanimous decision win over Dorian Darch at the York Hall in London. The referee scored it 60-54 for Fury.[7] Fury was next scheduled to fight little known Croatian fighter Hrvoje Kisicek (4-5, 1 KOs) in a scheduled 6 round bout at the Hermitage Leisure Centre in Whitwick.[8] Fury won every round as he cruised to a comfortable points win (60-54). Fury was to return on November 8 in a scheduled 6th round bout at the City Academy Sports Centre in Bristol, against 32-year-old David Gegeshidze (10-4-1, 2 KO’s).[9] Fury picked up his 7th stoppage of his career with a hard fought 4th round TKO win over Gegeshidze.[10] 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. Fury knocked Greer down three times in the 2nd round to get the stoppage.[11]

Fury went the 8 round distance for the first time in his career, winning seven rounds, against Danny Hughes. The referee scored it 79-74.[12] In February 2015, Fury faced off against his toughest opponent to date on paper, Andriy Rudenko (24-1, 16 KOs). Rudenko's only came before this fight against Australian contender Lucas Browne via decision. Fury defeated Andriy Rudenko in his first ever 10 round fight via unanimous decision on the Golovkin-Murray fight card at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The final judges’ scores were 98-92, 98-91 and 97-92 all in favour of Fury.[13] Fury took five months off before returning in July at the Derby Arena in Derby against 41 year old veteran and former Brazilian heavyweight champion George Arias, who had won 56 of 68 pro fights since 1996.[14] Fury remained unbeaten with a points decision win over former world cruiserweight title challenger Arias. The referee scored the fight 100-90, in what was called a dreadful mismatch.[15] In November, Fury fought Argentine Emilio Ezequiel Zarate (118-14-3, 9 KOs) at the City Academy Sports Centre in Bristol. Fury picked up his 9th knockout of his career in stopping journeyman Zarate in the 2nd round of the scheduled eight round bout. Fury hit Zarate with a right hand to the left side of his head, causing him to fall down face first on the canvas.[16] Fury fought 37 year old Larry Olubamiwo in an 8 round fight, defeating him via first round stoppage under 2 minutes in round one. There was rumours after the fight claiming Fury turned down a chance to fight WBC champion Deontay Wilder worth big money on January 16. However, Peter Fury stated that Hughie would be in a big fight next year before a shot at the WBC title.[17] Fury fought in March 2016 outpointing 40 year old American boxer Dominick Guinn in a 10 round decision at the Wembley Arena in London. Referee Terry O'Connor scored it 100-90 for Fury.

WBO Inter-Continental champion

Fury vs. Kassi

In his first title bout, Fury claimed the vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title by outpointing Fred Kassi via technical decision on April 30, 2016. The bout went to the scorecards after seven rounds following an accidental clash of heads which left Fury with a gash over his left eye. Fury was ahead on all judges scorecards by a comfortable margin (69-66, 70-64 and 69-65). Fury also extended his unbeaten run to 20 wins and 0 losses since turning pro in 2013.[18]

Health conditions

Due to health conditions, which had been ongoing for a few months, Peter Fury has revealed Hughie is operating only 'at 30%' due to a skin condition causing fatigue. Fury was ordered BBBofC ordered Fury to face Dillian Whyte for the British title. Fury has been fighting these health issues since January 2015.[19][20] After a few months of treatment, Peter stated he was keen to get Hughie in the ring with IBF champion Anthony Joshua by November 2016.[21]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
20 fights 20 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 10 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Win 20–0 Cameroon Fred Kassi TD 7 (12), 2:08 30 Apr 2016 United Kingdom Copper Box, London, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title;
Unanimous TD after Fury sustained a cut from an accidental head clash
19 Win 19–0 United States Dominick Guinn PTS 10 26 Mar 2016 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England
18 Win 18–0 United Kingdom Larry Olubamiwo TKO 1 (10), 1:46 5 Dec 2015 United Kingdom Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, England
17 Win 17–0 Argentina Emilio Ezequiel Zarate KO 2 (10), 1:05 14 Nov 2015 United Kingdom City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol, England
16 Win 16–0 Brazil George Arias PTS 10 25 Jul 2015 United Kingdom Derby Arena, Derby, England
15 Win 15–0 Ukraine Andriy Rudenko UD 10 21 Feb 2015 Monaco Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
14 Win 14–0 United Kingdom Danny Hughes PTS 10 10 May 2014 United Kingdom Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England
13 Win 13–0 United States Matthew Greer TKO 2 (6), 2:37 15 Feb 2014 United Kingdom Copper Box, London, England
12 Win 12–0 Georgia (country) David Gegeshidze TKO 4 (8), 2:14 8 Nov 2013 United Kingdom City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol, England
11 Win 11–0 Croatia Hrvoje Kisicek PTS 6 13 Oct 2013 United Kingdom Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England
10 Win 10–0 United Kingdom Dorian Darch PTS 6 29 Sep 2013 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Shane McPhilbin RTD 1 (8), 3:00 14 Sep 2013 United Kingdom Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, England
8 Win 8–0 Uganda Moses Matovu PTS 4 21 Jul 2013 United Kingdom WonderWorld Xscape, Milton Keynes, England
7 Win 7–0 Croatia Ivica Perkovic RTD 5 (6), 3:00 12 Jul 2013 Republic of Ireland Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Czech Republic Tomas Mrazek PTS 6 15 Jun 2013 United Kingdom Epic Centre, Norwich, England
5 Win 5–0 Czech Republic Ladislav Kovarik TKO 1 (4), 1:37 8 Jun 2013 United Kingdom Bluewater, Stone, England
4 Win 4–0 Hungary Janos Finfera TKO 2 (4) 24 May 2013 Romania Sala Olimpia, Timișoara, Romania
3 Win 3–0 Uganda Moses Matovu PTS 4 14 May 2013 United Kingdom City Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 United States Alex Rozman TKO 1 (4), 2:26 20 Apr 2013 United States The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
1 Win 1–0 Canada David Whittom TKO 2 (4), 1:49 22 Mar 2013 Canada Centre Bell, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Regional titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Andrey Fedosov
WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion
30 April 2016 – present
Incumbent

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "TEAM FURY – THE FURY HISTORY". teamfuryboxing.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. "Tyson Fury and cousin Hughie Fury poised to become the 'new Klitschkos'". The Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2013.
  4. "AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Yerevan 2012". AIBA – International Boxing Association. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. "Tonight's stop for the Hughie Fury international express – Romania". BoxRec via Yahoo! Sports. 24 May 2013.
  6. "Hughie Fury defeats Shane McPhilbin by injury stoppage - Boxing News". 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  7. "Hughie Fury defeats Dorian Darch - Boxing News". 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  8. "Hughie Fury vs. Hrvoje Kisicek today - Boxing News". 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  9. "Hughie Fury vs. David Gegeshidze on November 8th - Boxing News". 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  10. "Hughie Fury stops David Gegeshidze in 4th round TKO - Boxing News". 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  11. "Hughie Fury outshines Tyson in stopping Matthew Greer in 2nd round - Boxing News". 2014-02-16. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  12. "Hughie Fury defeats Danny Hughes, but looks poor - Boxing News". 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  13. "Hughie Fury not impressive in win over Andriy Rudenko - Boxing News". 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  14. "Hughie Fury vs. George Arias on July 25th at Derby Arena - Boxing News". 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  15. "Hughie Fury defeats George Arias - Boxing News". 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  16. "Hughie Fury stops Emilio Ezequiel Zarate - results - Boxing News". 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  17. "Hughie Fury rumoured to have turned down lucrative WBC title fight with Deontay Wilder - The Boxing Observer". 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
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  19. "hughie-fury-step-up-delay-amid-health-issues-says-peter-fury". Sky Sports. May 13, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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