# Hughie Fury
**Hughie Fury** Hughie Fury (full name Hughie Lewis Fury) is a British professional heavyweight boxer from Manchester, England, best known as a cousin of former world heavyweight champion [Tyson Fury](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyson-fury) and for challenging reigning WBO heavyweight champion [Joseph Parker](https://www.edgepedia.org/joseph-parker) in 2017.[12](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/11050980/joseph-parker-retain-wbo-heavyweight-title-with-points-win-over-hughie-fury) He stands 198 cm tall with a 203 cm reach, fights from an orthodox stance, and is trained by his father, Peter Fury.[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | Stockport, Cheshire, United Kingdom; hometown Manchester, Lancashire[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) |
| Physical | 198 cm height, 203 cm reach, orthodox stance[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) |
| Amateur peak | Gold medal, 2012 AIBA Youth World Championships, Erevan, Armenia, +91 kg; Britain's first super heavyweight Youth World Amateur champion[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) • [2](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury) |
| Professional debut | 2013, at 18 years of age[2](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury) |
| Titles | WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title; BBBofC British heavyweight title[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) |
| World title fight | Majority-decision loss to Joseph Parker, who was the reigning WBO heavyweight champion, at age 23[3](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12164464/hughie-fury-could-2021-be-the-year-he-makes-a-major-impact-after-breakthrough-performance) • [12](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/11050980/joseph-parker-retain-wbo-heavyweight-title-with-points-win-over-hughie-fury) |
| Record | 31-3-0 (win-loss-draw) per Tapology, with an eight-fight winning streak[4](https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/223782-hughie-fury) |
| Team | Trainer and father Peter Fury; promoted by Mick Hennessy (2013-2019) and Matchroom Sport (2019 onward); managed by MTK Global[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) |
## Family and background
Fury comes from one of British boxing's best-known fighting families. His father and trainer is Peter Fury, and his uncles include [John Fury](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-fury) and Hugh Fury; his cousins include Tyson Fury, Tommy Fury, Roman Fury, and Phill Fury.[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) The family connection has shaped his career from the start: he has enjoyed and endured attention since his professional debut because of the name, and coverage of his career has repeatedly framed him against his more famous cousin.[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-kubrat-pulev-boxing-on-tv-free-fight-anthony-joshua-a8604366.html)
Health nearly ended his career early. Fury suffered from acne conglobata, a rare skin condition, and came close to retiring from boxing because of it.[6](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-interview-tyson-samuel-peter-fight-world-title-amir-khan-vs-billy-dib-a9000401.html)
## Amateur career
As an amateur, Fury won the 2012 English Junior and Youth National Championships at +91 kg in Batley, beating Charlie Eastwood 20:11.[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) Later that year he took gold at the AIBA Youth World Championships in Erevan, Armenia, in the super heavyweight division, defeating Guido Vianello of Italy 16:7, Akram Abdisamatov of Kyrgyzstan 21:7, Kanagat Akhmedov of Kazakhstan 15:5, Narek Melkonyan of Armenia 13:5, and Narender of India 10:6.[1](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury) This made him Britain's first ever super heavyweight Youth World Amateur Boxing Champion.[2](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury)
## Professional career
Fury turned professional in 2013 at 18 years of age and progressed quickly: by 21 he had 19 professional bouts, whereas his cousin Tyson, at the same age, was fighting for the English heavyweight title in only his eighth professional contest.[2](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury) He had not yet lost when he challenged for a world title.[7](https://as.com/masdeporte/2017/09/22/polideportivo/1506099416_262519.html)
**The Parker fight.** In 2017, at 23, Fury lost a majority decision to Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title Parker already held, in Manchester, with his father Peter in his corner.[12](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/11050980/joseph-parker-retain-wbo-heavyweight-title-with-points-win-over-hughie-fury) He was within reach of a world title and a potential meeting with [Anthony Joshua](https://www.edgepedia.org/anthony-joshua), and observers judged that inexperience, more than anything else, had cost him.[3](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12164464/hughie-fury-could-2021-be-the-year-he-makes-a-major-impact-after-breakthrough-performance) • [8](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-joseph-parker-luke-campbell-jorge-linares-steve-bunce-future-world-champions-a7964141.html)
**Pulev and Povetkin.** Rather than protecting his record, Fury took hard fights. At 25 he traveled to Bulgaria to face the highly regarded [Kubrat Pulev](https://www.edgepedia.org/kubrat-pulev); a cut above his eye played a major role in costing him that fight.[3](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12164464/hughie-fury-could-2021-be-the-year-he-makes-a-major-impact-after-breakthrough-performance) On 31 August 2019, at [The O2](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-o2) in London, on the undercard of [Vasiliy Lomachenko](https://www.edgepedia.org/vasiliy-lomachenko) versus Luke Campbell, he lost a unanimous decision to former WBA champion Alexander Povetkin, who won 117-111 on all three scorecards. Fury boxed on the back foot behind accurate jabs and movement for long stretches, but Povetkin's sustained aggression, including hurtful hooks and a cut over Fury's left eye in the eighth round, carried the verdict.[9](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/11799357/lomachenko-vs-campbell-alexander-povetkin-defeats-hughie-fury-by-unanimous-decision) • [10](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-vs-alexander-povetkin-result-vasyl-lomachenko-vs-luke-campbell-undercard-a9087121.html)
**Rebuilding.** In December 2020 Fury outpointed the durable veteran [Mariusz Wach](https://www.edgepedia.org/mariusz-wach), a genuine gatekeeper to world level, overcoming a gaping cut from an accidental head clash in the fourth round. His father called it a career-best win and argued that Hughie had matured into a different fighter from the one who had fallen short against Parker, Pulev, and Povetkin.[3](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12164464/hughie-fury-could-2021-be-the-year-he-makes-a-major-impact-after-breakthrough-performance) Tapology lists his record at 31-3-0 with a current streak of eight wins.[4](https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/223782-hughie-fury)
## Style
Fury's boxing is built on movement and the jab. A 2016 scouting report described him as a non-stop mover with fast, creative feet, a long and active jab used defensively to keep opponents at bay, and a habit of staying out of his opponents' optimum punching range, often smothering their work by grabbing when they closed the distance.[2](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury) The same report identified his weaknesses as punching technique, limited punching power, and a lack of assertiveness, noting that his right hands were wide and looping and that his main goal seemed to be racking up points while staying out of harm's way.[2](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury)
His father has been blunt about the same limitation. After the Povetkin defeat, Peter Fury said Hughie was a very good technical boxer who could work well behind the jab and make opponents miss, but that he could not change gears mid-fight and had been handicapped by health problems that left him with only jab and movement.[11](https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/handicapped-hughie-fury-is-ready-to-let-everything-go-and-reveal-what-has-been-stopping-him/) [Sky Sports](https://www.edgepedia.org/sky-sports) has noted that criticism of his lack of punch power, with only 14 of his 25 wins by stoppage at that point, overlooks his footwork, technique, variety, and a chin tested by elite punchers without letting him down.[3](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12164464/hughie-fury-could-2021-be-the-year-he-makes-a-major-impact-after-breakthrough-performance)
## References
1. [Hughie Fury, BoxRec](https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Hughie_Fury)
2. [BLH Scouting Report: Tyson Fury vs Hughie Fury, Bad Left Hook (2016)](https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/4/13/11424026/blh-scouting-report-tyson-fury-vs-hughie-fury)
3. [Hughie Fury: Could 2021 be the year he makes a major impact after breakthrough performance?, Sky Sports (2020)](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/12164464/hughie-fury-could-2021-be-the-year-he-makes-a-major-impact-after-breakthrough-performance)
4. [Hughie Fury, Boxer Page, Tapology](https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/223782-hughie-fury)
5. [Against Kubrat Pulev, Hughie Fury has the chance to carve out his own identity, The Independent (2018)](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-kubrat-pulev-boxing-on-tv-free-fight-anthony-joshua-a8604366.html)
6. [Hughie Fury on his cousin Tyson, Samuel Peter and working his way back into world title contention, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-interview-tyson-samuel-peter-fight-world-title-amir-khan-vs-billy-dib-a9000401.html)
7. [Jorge Linares y Joseph Parker se juegan sus coronas este sábado, AS (2017)](https://as.com/masdeporte/2017/09/22/polideportivo/1506099416_262519.html)
8. [Hughie Fury and Luke Campbell both fall short but show enough to suggest they are world champions in the making, The Independent (2017)](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-joseph-parker-luke-campbell-jorge-linares-steve-bunce-future-world-champions-a7964141.html)
9. [Alexander Povetkin defeats Hughie Fury by unanimous decision, Sky Sports (2019)](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/11799357/lomachenko-vs-campbell-alexander-povetkin-defeats-hughie-fury-by-unanimous-decision)
10. [Hughie Fury vs Alexander Povetkin result, The Independent (2019)](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/hughie-fury-vs-alexander-povetkin-result-vasyl-lomachenko-vs-luke-campbell-undercard-a9087121.html)
11. ["Handicapped" Hughie Fury is ready to let everything go, Boxing News (2019)](https://boxingnewsonline.net/news/handicapped-hughie-fury-is-ready-to-let-everything-go-and-reveal-what-has-been-stopping-him/)
12. [Joseph Parker retains WBO heavyweight title with points win over Hughie Fury](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/11050980/joseph-parker-retain-wbo-heavyweight-title-with-points-win-over-hughie-fury)
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