Fury (25-3, 14 KO’s) faces the heavy-handed Christian Hammer (26-7, 16 KO’s) and will be keenly aware of Hammer’s last visit to the UK

Peter Fury, father and trainer of heavyweight contender Hughie Fury, explains that none of the highly ranked contenders are interested in facing his son.

There’s no word on who Hughie will be fighting on that date, but it’s likely to be another domestic or European-level fighter