Hughie Fury
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| Real name | Hughie Lewis Fury | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Fist of Fury | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
| Born |
18 September 1994 Stockport, England | ||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Hughie Lewis Fury (born 18 September 1994) is a British professional boxer who fights at heavyweight. As an amateur he represented England at the 2012 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning a gold medal and became the first British fighter to do so at super heavyweight, before turning professional the following year.
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 turned professional, at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.[1]
WBO Inter-Continental title
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.[6]
Professional boxing record
| 20 fights, 20 wins (10 knockouts), 0 losses[1] | ||||||||
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 21 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 Jul 2016 |  Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Fred Kassi |
TD | 7 (12), 2:08 | 30 Apr 2016 | Copper Box, London, United Kingdom |
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Dominick Guinn |
PTS | 10 | 26 Mar 2016 | Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom |
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Larry Olubamiwo |
TKO | 1 (10), 1:46 | 5 Dec 2015 | Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Emilio Ezequiel Zarate |
KO | 2 (10), 1:05 | 14 Nov 2015 | City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  George Arias |
PTS | 10 | 25 Jul 2015 | Derby Arena, Derby, United Kingdom |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Andriy Rudenko |
UD | 10 | 21 Feb 2015 |  Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Danny Hughes |
PTS | 10 | 10 May 2014 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Matthew Greer |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:37 | 15 Feb 2014 | Copper Box, London, United Kingdom |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  David Gegeshidze |
TKO | 4 (8), 2:14 | 8 Nov 2013 | City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Hrvoje Kisicek |
PTS | 6 | 13 Oct 2013 | Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, United Kingdom |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Dorian Darch |
PTS | 6 | 29 Sep 2013 | York Hall, London, United Kingdom |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Shane McPhilbin |
RTD | 1 (8), 3:00 | 14 Sep 2013 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, United Kingdom |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Moses Matovu |
PTS | 4 | 21 Jul 2013 | WonderWorld Xscape, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Ivica Perkovic |
RTD | 5 (6), 3:00 | 12 Jul 2013 |  Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Tomas Mrazek |
PTS | 6 | 15 Jun 2013 | Epic Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ladislav Kovarik |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:37 | 8 Jun 2013 | Glow Bluewater, Greenhithe, United Kingdom |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Janos Finfera |
TKO | 2 (4) | 24 May 2013 |  Sala Olympia, Timișoara, Romania |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Moses Matovu |
PTS | 4 | 14 May 2013 | City Hall, Belfast, United Kingdom |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alex Rozman |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:26 | 20 Apr 2013 | Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  David Whittom |
TKO | 2 (4), 1:49 | 22 Mar 2013 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada |
Professional debut |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Professional boxing record for Hughie Fury from BoxRec. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "TEAM FURY – THE FURY HISTORY". teamfuryboxing.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Tyson Fury and cousin Hughie Fury poised to become the 'new Klitschkos'". The Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Yerevan 2012". AIBA – International Boxing Association. Archived from the original on 14 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Tonight's stop for the Hughie Fury international express – Romania". BoxRec via Yahoo! Sports. 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Fury defeats Kassi via 7th Round TD". Sky Sports.
External links
- Official website
- Professional boxing record for Hughie Fury from BoxRec
- 2012 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships
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