Joseph Parker's defence of his world title against Brit Hughie Fury is another step closer. Duco Events and Bob Arum's Top Rank promote Parker while veteran boxing icon Frank Warren looks after Fury. The minimum bid is $1.38m and ESPN reported that if Duco won the fight rights, it would likely take place early April in New Zealand. But Warren is keen to hold the fight in Manchester, where Fury hails from. The 22-year-old Fury is a cousin of former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who vacated the WBO and WBA titles in October citing depression problems.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 25, 2017 18:54 UTC