Joseph Parker's promoters have confirmed to the New Zealand Herald that the Kiwi heavyweight's world title defence against Hughie Fury is off. Duco's David Higgins said the Fury camp have claimed that Hughie has picked up an injury in training and that they have given Parker the go-ahead to fight another opponent, a state of affairs that his left Higgins "shocked". "Do I think Hughie is injured? He is undefeated at the age of 22, but few reputable fight promoters are likely to want to enter into negotiations with him or his camp. WBO president Paco Valcarcel posted on twitter earlier today that the fight was in doubt and that he knew who was at fault.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2017 01:41 UTC