Hughie Fury, a British heavyweight boxer, marked his return to boxing with a win against Konstiantyn Dovbyshenko in Rotherham on Saturday night. After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus due to long-Covid, Fury scored 59-56 in his comeback fight. He also set sights on fighting in Saudi Arabia and revealed plans to compete four times in 2024.
Ukraine's Konstantin Dovbyshchenko
On April 20 at the boxing evening organized in the British Rotheram, British heavyweight Huey Fury (26-3, 15 KOs) will return to the ring after a 2.5-year break. The name of the opponent of the cousin of the famous "Gypsy King" is still unknown. Probably, the fight will be scheduled for six rounds.
Hughie Fury (26-3, 15 KOs) was removed from the WBA rankings due to inactivity. In recent months, the Briton has repeatedly canceled his appearances in the qualifying bout for the World Boxing Association heavyweight championship belt.
Hughie Fury (26-3, 15 KOs) refused the fight for the second time against Michael Hunter (20-1-2, 14 KOs), referring to the state of health. The fight was scheduled to take place on October 29, and his status as a mandatory contender for the "regular" WBA heavyweight belt was at stake. This was already the second scheduled date for their meeting, the first was July 2, but seventeen days before the fight, the Briton refused to fight for health reasons.