Lee Murphy
WBC World Heavyweight title holder Deontay Wilder could be set to face Hughie Fury in a voluntary defence later this year.
The “Bronze Bomber” boasts an unblemished record with 32 stoppage wins from 33 fights but is yet to really set the boxing world alight due to his opponents in all honesty, not being that good.
But according to many reports and Fury’s trainer Peter, the American’s team have pitched an offer to Hughie Fury – cousin of Tyson Fury for the chance to become heavyweight champion of the world in only his 17th professional fight.
20 year-old Hughie who stands at 198cm (6ft 6″), has knocked out 8 of his 16 opponents and from what he has shown so far there is massive potential. For a man of that size he is surprisingly quick on his feet and uses his lengthy jab to set up impressive combinations which will definitely cause the “Bronze Bomber” plenty of problems. Fury may be lacking that knockout power which Wilder has but if he boxes smartly there is no reason why he can’t be the first man to beat the WBC Heavyweight champion.
Those who have seen Hughie box will know that this fight is a huge risk for Wilder to take, with very little reward for him on the other side if he successfully defends his belt. So with this being said, what could a victory against Hughie do for his career?
It could spark more of a rivalry with heavyweight rival Tyson Fury. Tyson is set to fight Wladimir Klitschko in October and if he wins, a unification fight next summer against Deontay will be more personal assuming Wilder beats his younger cousin Hughie. And we all know that genuine rivalries capture the public’s imagination generating more interest and most importantly for boxers of this generation – more money.
A part from that reason, it is very difficult for me to see why Deontay would choose Hughie as his voluntary defence. If this fight can be made, the Fury camp will no doubt be elated and will be looking to expose the weaknesses they have seen in Wilder’s career to date.
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