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Hughie: I’ll unify division
- Updated: December 31, 2016
Hughie Fury has vowed to unify the heavyweight division and plans to start a dominant reign by taking the WBO title from Joseph Parker.
The unbeaten 22-year-old has admitted that talks are ongoing about a possible fight with Parker, who is likely to make the first defence of his title on April 8.
Fury, who is the WBO’s highest ranked contender, has welcomed talk of the bout being possibly staged in Britain, but the Mancunian insists he is willing to travel for a shot at the title.
“We’re in negotiations with it at the minute,” Fury exclusively told Sky Sports. “I am mandatory, so it will be happening either way. I’m in the No 1 position, I’m mandatory, and I will be fighting for that title.
“It would be nice to have it at home in England, where the home crowd is, instead of travelling away, but it doesn’t really matter to me. I have never fought in my hometown before. It would be nice to fight for a world title there. It would be something spectacular.”
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