Hughie Fury

Boxer

Birthday September 18, 1994

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Stockport, Greater Manchester, England

Age 29 years old

Nationality United Kingdom

Height 6 ft 6 in

Weight Heavyweight

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1936

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.

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.

1994

Hughie Lewis Fury (born 18 September 1994) is a British professional boxer.

Hughie Lewis Fury was born on 18 September 1994 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, to a family of Irish Traveller heritage.

He is the first cousin of Tyson Fury, both of whom have stated that they are aiming to become "the new Klitschkos" and dominate the heavyweight division.

He is also the cousin of heavyweight boxer Nathan Gorman, as well as light heavyweight boxer and former Love Island contestant Tommy Fury.

He is trained by his father, Peter Fury.

Peter was jailed twice during Hughie's childhood and ran a drug empire from behind bars.

1996

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.

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.

2010

Fury was to return on 8 November 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).

Fury picked up his 7th stoppage of his career with a hard-fought 4th-round TKO win over Gegeshidze.

2012

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.

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.

Fury turned professional at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.

2013

He fought at the Bell Centre in Montreal on the undercard of Stevenson-Boon II on 22 March 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 Timișoara 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 14 September, 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.

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.

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.

Fury won every round as he cruised to a comfortable points win 60–54.

2015

In February 2015, Fury faced off against his toughest opponent to date on paper, Andriy Rudenko (24–1, 16 KOs).

Rudenko's only loss came before this fight against Australian contender Lucas Browne via decision.

Fury defeated 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.

2017

He challenged once for the WBO heavyweight title in 2017 and at regional level held the British heavyweight title in 2018.