“Who gives a f*** about you anyway?”
Hughie Fury will step into the ring with Joseph Parker on Saturday night, with the WBO heavyweight title on the line. The fight will streamed live on YouTube pay-per-view, and there’s probably room for another bout on the undercard, judging by the scenes at their press conference on Monday.
Fury’s father and trainer Peter was involved in a heated row with David Higgins, Parker’s promoter. Higgins is unhappy that there will be a British referee and judge involved, and took issue with Fury Sr. about it.
Peter and Hughie were in their seats at the press conference before Higgins arrived. When Parker’s promoter entered the room, he walked towards Fury Sr and accused him of reneging on an agreement about “neutral” officials.
Peter Fury claims David Higgins is threatening to pull Parker out over the appointment of Terry O'Connor as referee, hence the spat.
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) September 18, 2017
The pair began exchanging insults and Higgins was restrained by security, as Fury shouted after him.
“Who give s a f*** about you anyway? F*** off, d***head, squealing like a pig! Let me the men fight, f****** dummy.”
You watch the incident here:
So @DucoEvents @D_Higgins_Duco Promotor turned up to my Press Conference like this. Apparently the Police were called. Have fun in a Cell! pic.twitter.com/atwVuTEy88
— Hughie Lewis Fury (@hughiefury) September 18, 2017
