Joseph Parker Vs. Hughie Fury U.S. PPV WEIGHTS
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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury U.S. PPV WEIGHTS MANCHESTER, UK (September 22, 2017) – The eight principal fighters for tomorrow night’s Parker vs. Fury Pay-Per-View card all made weight at today'(see below). Tensions erupt when Fury pushed Parker during the traditional face-off and members of both teams went at it before security broke up the altercation. In a battle of undefeated heavyweight, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Heavyweight World Champion Joseph Parker (23-8, 18 KOs) defends his title against WBO No. 1 contender Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs), airing on Pay Per View in the United States (3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT start), live from Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom. “Parker vs. Fury”, promoted by Hennessey Sports, is presented in the United States by Integrated Sports Media and Protocol Sports Marketing, Ltd., in conjunction with an internet-based YouTube PPV that is available at www.youtube.com/parkerfury. Integrated Sports Media will distribute “Parker vs. Fury” live in the United States on cable and satellite PPV via iN Demand, Vubiquity, Sling TV and DISH for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. Outside of North America, “Parker vs. Fury” is being distributed to broadcasters worldwide by leading boxing television rights distribution firm, Protocol Sports Marketing Ltd. OFFICIAL WEIGHTS MAIN EVENT – WORLD BOXING ORGANIZATION HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12) Joseph Parker(23-0, 18 KOs), Champion, Las Vegas, NV, USA by way of New Zealand 245 lbs. vs. Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs), No.1 mandatory contender, Stockport, UK 234 lbs. CO-FEATURE — BBBOFC BRITISH BANTANWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (12) Josh Wale (24-9, 11 KOs), Barnsley, UK 117 lbs. vs. Don Broadhurst (19-3-1 (4 Kos), Birmingham, UK 118 lbs. VACANT WBO INTERCONTINENTAL SUPER WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (12) “Jimmy” Kilrain Kelley (21-2, 9 KOs), Manchester, UK 154 lbs. vs. Stiliyan “Still Kill” Kostov (21-7, 16 KOs), Razgrad, Bulgaria 153 lbs. LIGHTWEIGHTS (10) Joe Murray (21-2, 9 KOs), Manchester, UK 137 lbs. vs. Matty Fagan (11-2, 0 KOs), Chester, UK 136 lbs. All and/or highlights of additional PPV fights will air pending time restraints. Fights and fighters subject to change. INFORMATION: www.integratedsportsnet.com, www.protocolsports.com Twitter: @IntegratedPPV ABOUT INTEGRATED SPORTS MEDIA: North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed-Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Kahn, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports Media distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com. ABOUT PROTOCOL SPORTS MARKETING LTD.: Protocol Sports Marketing is the world’s leading distributor of live-via- satellite and tape delayed boxing events. Since marketing its first live broadcast in 2009, the company has developed a strong, transparent and integrity-driven bond with rights holders, promoters and other Boxing stakeholders. Fuelling Protocol’s success has been its singular passion to re- establish Boxing to past heights, and its efforts have successfully increased both the number of international broadcasters who license Boxing and the amount of Boxing telecasts that they license. The hundreds of live and taped telecasts that Protocol Sports has historically distributed to broadcasters contain a vast majority of the fan-friendly fighters of the past decade, and the company prides itself on identifying and presenting emerging Boxing stars, early in their careers, to TV channels around the world. For more information on events distributed by Protocol Sports Marketing, visit www.protocolsports.com..