Parker vs Fury

Who won Parker vs Fury?

Joseph Parker beat Hughie Fury by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 118-110, 118-110 in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBO heavyweight championship of the world.

Parker was making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He had held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 13 days.

Parker vs Fury stats

Back in September 2017, Joseph Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Hughie Fury made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws.

Joseph Parker was the older man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 months earlier than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 252 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Fury's 0.

Hughie Fury was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Fury form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Razvan Cojanu on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andy Ruiz Jr on December 10, 2016, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Auckland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Dimitrenko on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

Before that, he had won against Solomon Haumono on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch.

He had beaten Carlos Takam on May 21, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City.

Fury had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Fred Kassi on April 30, 2016, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dominick Guinn on March 26, 2016, by points in the 10th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Larry Olubamiwo on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton.

Before that, he had defeated Emilio Ezequiel Zarate on November 14, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol.

He had beaten George Arias on July 25, 2015, by points in the 10th round at Derby Arena, Derby.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph Parker had been fighting more than Hughie Fury.

Going into this contest, Joseph Parker had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Hughie Fury's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 24 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Fury start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Parker vs Fury?

Joseph Parker was a 73/100 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Hughie Fury made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.