HUGHIE FURY is one fight away from competing in his second world title bout.
Fury – the cousin of Gypsy King Tyson – will face American Michael Hunter in a WBA regular title eliminator fight at the AO Arena Manchester on July 2.
Hughie is the cousin of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson
And the victor of the Manchester melee will face the winner of Trevor Bryan’s upcoming title defence against Daniel Dubois on June 11.
An excited Fury is relishing the challenge, saying: “I take the fights everyone avoids.
“Michael Hunter has fought the best and is up there with the best.
“These are the fights I want, to show who is the best fighter out there.
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“I’m looking forward to this challenge.
“I believe I’m one of the best fighters in the world and this is another big fight to prove I stand with the top three in the world heavyweight division.”
Hunter is confident of upsetting Hughie on enemy territory and has set his sights on a future clash with the retired Tyson.
The 33-year-old told Sky Sports: “I’m excited to be over in England and display my skills.
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“We’re going to knock them [the Furys] down one by one, Hughie first.
“He’s in the way, I’m going for the belts and anyone in my way I’ve got to run them over.
“We know he can fight. Does he have the skills and determination to compete with me? I don’t think so. Only one way to find out.”
Hunter – who drew with Jerry Forrest last December – added: “He just can’t punch.
“He’s good, I think he’s a decent boxer, he’s got some decent skills, he’s tall, he’s long, he comes from the Fury family.
“The best thing we can say is he comes from a Fury family, a fighting family. That’s the best thing I can see.
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“I don’t think he’s a great puncher, when you say technical boxer that’s what I see, it means he’s just not a puncher.”
Fury hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his fifth-round TKO victory over Christian Hammer last October.
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