TENAFLY, نيوجيرسي(سبتمبر 14, 2017) – A pair of undefeated heavyweights will face-off on السبتبعد الظهر, سبتمبر 23, as World Boxing Organization (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة) بطل العالم الوزن الثقيل جوزيف باركر takes on WBO No. 1 المنافس هيغي فيوري, airing on Pay Per View in the United States, ابتداء من الساعة 3:00 عصرا. و / 12:00 عصرا. PT, مباشر من Manchester Arena في مانشستر, المملكة المتحدة.
“باركر مقابل. غضب شديد”,
promoted by Hennessy Sports,
is presented in the United States by Integrated Sports Media and Protocol Sports Marketing, المحدودة,
in conjunction with an internet-based YouTube PPV that is available at www.youtube.com/parkerfury..
سيتم توزيع الوسائط الرياضية المتكاملة “باركر مقابل. غضب شديد” live in the United States on cable and satellite PPV via iN Demand, الشهرة, and DISH for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.
Outside of North America, “باركر مقابل. غضب شديد” is being distributed to broadcasters worldwide by leading boxing television rights distribution firm, بروتوكول التسويق الرياضي المحدودة.
“The Heavyweight Championship of the World is still the biggest priize in sport and it can capture the imagination of the public like no other sport,” متعهد ميك هينيسي قال. “In my career as a promoter, this is right up there and very personal to me, and we look forward to delivering a fantastic event for the fans.”
باركر (23-0, 18 كوس) والغضب (20-0, 10 كوس) have a combined record of a prefect 43-0 مع 28 بالضربة القاضية. Parker succeeded Fury’s unbeaten cousin, تايسون غضب, who vacated the WBO heavyweight title in 2016.
The 25-year-old Parker, fighting out of New Zealand by way of Las Vegas, captured the vacant WBO heavyweight title in 2016, taking a 12-round majority decision from previously undefeated آندي رويز, الابن. (29-0) في نيوزيلندا. باركر, who stands 6′ 4″, made his first world title defense this past May in New Zealand, winning a 12-round unanimous decision over رازفان Cojanu (16-2).
Parker’s other notable victims include Frans Botha, براين مينتو, شيرمان وليامز, جيسون Pettaway, Kali Meehan, كارلوس تكام | و Alexander Dimitrenko.
“I’m excited that the next defense of my WBO World title will be in England because it is now the home of heavyweight boxing and I need to be fighting there regularly,” Parker remarked. “Fighting away from home holds no fears for me. I will arrive having previously fought on the undercard of a فلاديمير كليتشكو world title fight in Germany, also twice in America. I believe that with so many Kiwis and Samoans living in the UK, I may even have more supporters in the crowd on fight night than Hughie Fury.”
Fury has fully recovered from the back injury that postponed the original مايو 6 date for him to challenge Parker to سبعة. 23 في مانشستر.
في 2012, Fury became the first British super heavyweight to capture a gold medal at the World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships and he hasn’t missed a beat as a professional since making his pro debut in 2013.
6′ 6″ غضب شديد, الذي يحتفل به 23الثالثة birthday on سبعة. 18, will be fighting at home in Manchester. Last year in his two most recent fights, both in London, Fury won a 10-round unanimous decision against former U.S. صدارة الهواة Dominick Guinn (35-10-1), as well as a seven-round technical decision over فريد القط (18-4-1).
“I’ve waited so long for this chance and my team have worked very hard to get me this fight,” Fury commented. “I’d like to thank everyone involved. I’m going to shock the world and prove all my doubters wrong and what better place to do it than in my home city of Manchester. Parker is a good fighter and I’ve no doubt we’ll both bring our A-game on fight night. I can’t wait to be crowned world champion.
“Parker is the biggest challenge of my life and he will bring the very best out of me, but I aim to deliver a knockout performance. I’ve prepared like never-before for this fight and pushed myself to the limits and beyond. There’s no way Parker is leaving Manchester with that World title. I will do everything to make sure that belt stays here with me.”
Also airing live is the 12-round vacant WBO Intercontinental super welterweight title fight between hometown hero جيمي “Kilrain” كيلي (21-2, 9 كوس) و Stilliyan “Still Kill” Kostov (21-7, 16 كوس), بلغاريا.
All and/or highlights of additional PPV fights will air pending time restraints.
Fights and fighters subject to change.
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