Joseph Parker-Hughie Fury - April 1st New Zealand.

[Alpha]

The date looks to have moved to 6 May. Rumors of Hughie & Tyson's failed drug tests could shelve it altogether.

[Master]

The date looks to have moved to 6 May. Rumors of Hughie & Tyson's failed drug tests could shelve it altogether.

You think they would have sorted the drug testing results before they announced any fight? Silly if they have not.

[Alpha]

The date looks to have moved to 6 May. Rumors of Hughie & Tyson's failed drug tests could shelve it altogether.

You think they would have sorted the drug testing results before they announced any fight? Silly if they have not.

Not sure how it works. I think they had to sign or lose the opportunity. The UKAD has been taking their sweet as* time. The conspiracy theorist in me feels that if any ban was handed down it would be taking from the time of Hughie's last fight. If they've moved the date to May 6 that will be over a year.

[Alpha]

So Hughie's UKAD hearing will now take place after the Parker fight? I don't see how Parker's team and all the bodies involved can be alright with this.

[Master]

So Hughie's UKAD hearing will now take place after the Parker fight? I don't see how Parker's team and all the bodies involved can be alright with this.

Maybe they see it as a double defence, if Hughie wins the title then they can hope he fails his hearing and the title becomes vacant.

[Alpha]

So Hughie's UKAD hearing will now take place after the Parker fight? I don't see how Parker's team and all the bodies involved can be alright with this.

Maybe they see it as a double defence, if Hughie wins the title then they can hope he fails his hearing and the title becomes vacant.

You could be right. They'll get paid and if they lose they can try to get the decision over turned to a nc and get paid again fighting for the vacant belt.

[nuggetdotcom]

So Hughie's UKAD hearing will now take place after the Parker fight? I don't see how Parker's team and all the bodies involved can be alright with this.

Maybe they see it as a double defence, if Hughie wins the title then they can hope he fails his hearing and the title becomes vacant.

You could be right. They'll get paid and if they lose they can try to get the decision over turned to a nc and get paid again fighting for the vacant belt.

The clue is in the date.

[Primo Carnera]

No surprises here, they must've had an inkling this would happen.
This is one of the reasons that I said at the time how important it was for Frank Warren to win purse bids and get the fight in the UK.
The figures didn't look that unreasonable so you have to wonder
A.) How much Warren REALLY fancies him to do well and
B.) how much Financial clout Warren actually has and how little his much fanfared deal with BT Sport is actually worth.