Hometown hero Hughie to fight for title at Manchester Arena

Fury faces New Zealander Joseph Parker on September 23 for the WBO belt at a venue which has remained closed since the suicide bombing which killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22.
The arena is not planning to stage events again until early September. John Legendâs gig on September 16 is the only act on the calendar before Fury and Parkerâs fight seven days later.
For Manchester-born Fury, returning to the ring at that venue in his city will be a poignant occasion. âIt was absolutely devastating when I heard it on the news,â said the 22-year-old.
âMy mum came into my room and she started crying. My little sister is only 14 and she normally goes to all these concerts and we were so lucky she never went to that one.
âWe were thinking if that was my little sister we wouldnât know what to do. It was so devastating to see. There are no words for what those people are going through.
âIt was tragic what happened. It was a devastating thing and my heart goes out to all the families out there.
âIâm going to put a show on for the fans and for Manchester and Iâm going to dedicate this fight to Manchester. Believe me, I will be winning it.â
Fury has been heartened by the community spirit his fellow Mancunians have shown since the attack. âItâs showing people arenât scared,â he said.
âIt was an amazing feeling to see so many people come out in Manchester after that happened. They filled the streets and it was incredible that so many people stuck together and were so strong.
âTheyâve shown you canât run scared, youâve got to show these people. They did and Iâm proud of Manchester for that.â