Hughie Fury

Hughie Fury

Fury in 2015
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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 (1994-09-18) 18 September 1994
Stockport, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 18
Wins 18
Wins by KO 10
Losses 0

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]

Professional boxing record

18 fights, 18 wins (10 knockouts), 0 losses[1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
N/A N/A N/A N/A - (12) 2016-03-26 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
Win 18-0 United Kingdom Larry Olubamiwo TKO 1 (10) 2015-12-05 United Kingdom Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom
Win 17-0 Argentina Emilio Ezequiel Zarate KO 2 (10) 2015-11-14 United Kingdom City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
Win 16-0 Brazil George Arias PTS 10 2015-07-25 United Kingdom Derby Arena, Derby, United Kingdom
Win 15-0 Ukraine Andriy Rudenko UD10 2015-02-21 Monaco Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo
Win 14–0 United Kingdom Danny Hughes PTS8 2014-05-10 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Win 13–0 United States Matt Greer TKO2 (6) 2014-02-15 United Kingdom Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom
Win 12-0 Georgia (country) David Gegeshidze TKO4 (8) 2013-11-8 United Kingdom City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol, United Kingdom
Win 11–0 Croatia Hrvoje Kisicek PTS6 2013-10-13 United Kingdom Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, United Kingdom
Win 10–0 United Kingdom Dorian Darch PTS6 2013-09-29 United Kingdom York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Win 9–0 United Kingdom Shane McPhilbin RTD1 (8) 2013-09-14 United Kingdom Magna Centre, Rotherham, United Kingdom
Win 8–0 Uganda Moses Matovu PTS4 2013-07-21 United Kingdom WonderWorld Xscape, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Win 7–0 Croatia Ivica Perkovic RTD5 (6) 2013-07-12 Republic of Ireland Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
Win 6–0 Czech Republic Tomas Mrazek PTS6 2013-06-15 United Kingdom Epic Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom
Win 5–0 Czech Republic Ladislav Kovarik TKO1 (4) 2013-06-08 United Kingdom Glow Bluewater, Greenhithe, United Kingdom
Win 4–0 Hungary Janos Finfera TKO2 (4) 2013-05-24 Romania Sala Olympia, Timișoara, Romania
Win 3–0 Uganda Moses Matovu PTS4 2013-05-14 United Kingdom City Hall, Belfast, United Kingdom
Win 2–0 United States Alex Rozman TKO1 (4) 2013-04-20 United States Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States
Win 1–0 Canada David Whittom TKO2 (4) 2013-03-22 Canada Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada Professional debut

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Professional boxing record for Hughie Fury from BoxRec. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  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 14 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. "Tonight's stop for the Hughie Fury international express – Romania". BoxRec via Yahoo! Sports. 24 May 2013.

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