Hughie Fury continued his spectacular comeback with a second round stoppage victory over Patrick Corte in Cardiff on Saturday night.
It was the 29-year-old’s second fight in three weeks, following a six-round points victory over Kostyantyn Dovvishchenko, who had been away from the ring for three years due to health issues.
He landed a vicious right hand to stagger Corte in the second round and made a point of shaking off the ring rust, but the ensuing assault ultimately forced the referee to intervene and stop the bout. Ta.
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Hughie Fury stopped Patrick Corte in the second round and called for more fights this year to get back into title contention
“Who’s next? I’ll have to talk to my team,” Fury said. sky sports.
“I’ve been out of action for three years, but the most important thing for me is to be active.I’m not afraid to fight anyone.
“I love to fight. I’ll fight anyone, and I want to fight for the public. Anyone, anywhere, anywhere.”
With the win, Fury’s record improves to 28-3 and he is looking to return to the world’s top heavyweight division, where he competed against Joseph Parker in September 2017 for the WBO world heavyweight title.
“First of all, if he’s not going to win a world title or be world class, he might as well pack it in,” trainer and father Peter Fury said. .
“There is still a lot to work on.
“Our objective is to keep Huey busy, give him a good match and release him when he is ready.”
Rhys Edwards and Thomas Patrick Ward
Rhys Edwards won the night’s main support, defeating Thomas Patrick Ward by unanimous decision to capture the vacant WBA Intercontinental Featherweight belt.
Edwards dazzled to the tune of a raucous atmosphere in support of the Welshman Ward, who outscored the experienced Ward, who held the British super bantamweight title in 2017, 99-91. , won with 98. -92, 98-92 on the judges’ scorecards.
Edwards dominated the early exchanges, twice flipping Ward’s head back with can’t-miss clever jabs and asserting himself on the front foot.
And it was Edwards, who looked the sharper and more reactive of the two, who got to work during the pair’s break from the clenching, before an overhand right started to find its target in the third round.
Every time it looked like Ward was starting to gain some control, Edwards countered with clever combinations, as evidenced by his opponent’s eyes swelling as the rounds progressed.
Edwards’ superior accuracy was highlighted in the final two rounds, in which Ward fought while bleeding from a severe cut above his eye, and was a testament to Edwards’ relentless effort, now 16-0.
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Mark Jeffers defeated Darren Johnston in a stunning 5th round KO in a super middleweight bout.
Mark Jeffers achieved one of the knockouts of the year that night, defeating Darren Johnston with a fifth-round stoppage victory.
The Chorley man raised his stock with an upset win over Zac Celli in Manchester last year, and also had an impressive win over Jermaine Brown in January.
He rose to prominence again when he obliterated Johnston with a crushing right hand, requiring lengthy treatment to finally get back on his feet.
“We all want to win, we all want to get the knockout, but the important thing is we all want to get out of the ring safe. I’m happy for Darren to get up there,” Jeffers said.
“I’m only going to get better and stronger, so let’s go.”
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