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==Professional career== |
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Fury turned professional, at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.<ref name=boxrec/> |
Fury turned professional, at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.<ref name=boxrec/> |
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=== WBO International Title === |
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==== Fury vs. Kassi ==== |
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In his first major bout, Fury claimed the vacant WBO International Heavyweight title by outpointing Fred Kassi via Technical Desicion on April 30, 2016. The bout was sent to the scorecards after seven rounds after an accidental clash of heads left Fury with a gash over his left eye. Fury was ahead on all judges scorecards (69-66, 70-64 and 69-65), a comfortable margin. Fury also extended unbeaten run to 20 wins and no defeats since turning pro in 2013. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10265396/hughie-fury-made-it-20-wins-from-20-pro-fights-in-london-on-saturday-night|title=Fury defeats Kassi via 7th Round TD|last=|first=|website=Sky Sports|publisher=}}</ref> |
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==Professional boxing record== |
==Professional boxing record== |
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| Born | Hughie Lewis Fury 18 September 1994 Stockport, England | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Fist of Fury | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| 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 International Title
Fury vs. Kassi
In his first major bout, Fury claimed the vacant WBO International Heavyweight title by outpointing Fred Kassi via Technical Desicion on April 30, 2016. The bout was sent to the scorecards after seven rounds after an accidental clash of heads left Fury with a gash over his left eye. Fury was ahead on all judges scorecards (69-66, 70-64 and 69-65), a comfortable margin. Fury also extended unbeaten run to 20 wins and no defeats since turning pro in 2013. [6]
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ a b c d Boxing record for Hughie Fury from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "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.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 1 July 2014 suggested (help) - ^ "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
- Boxing record for Hughie Fury from BoxRec (registration required)
- 2012 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships
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