As an amateur he represented England at the 2012 Youth World Championships, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first British boxer to do so.

Hughie Lewis Fury was born on 18 September 1994 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, to a family of Irish Traveller heritage.

[6][7] Fury turned professional at the age of 18, the year following his gold medal win at the Youth World Amateur Championships.

[8] He fought at the Bell Centre in Montreal on the undercard of Stevenson-Boon II on 22 March 2013, against 34 year old David Whittom in a scheduled four round fight.

His second professional bout took place a month later at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City on the undercard of his cousin, Tyson Fury's fight against Steve Cunningham.

Fury fought in the UK for the first time in May at City Hall in Belfast in a points decision win against Ugandan Moses Matovu.

Ten days following the points win, Fury travelled to Romania to fight at the Sala Olympia in Timișoara on an unsanctioned show against defeating Janos Finfera.

Fury fought twice again in July, beating 39 year old Ivica Perkovic, then picking up a points win against Moses Matovu for the second time.

[citation needed] On 14 September, Fury was scheduled in his first 8-round bout at the Magna Centre in Rotherham against 27 year old Shane McPhilbin.

[9] Fury kept his unbeaten record intact with a 6-round unanimous decision win over Dorian Darch at the York Hall in London.

Fury was to return on 8 November in a scheduled 6th round bout at the City Academy Sports Centre in Bristol, against 32-year-old David Gegeshidze (10–4–1, 2 KO's).

[17] Fury remained unbeaten with a points decision win over former world cruiserweight title challenger Arias.

[18] In November, Fury fought Argentine Emilio Ezequiel Zarate (18–14–3, 9 KOs) at the City Academy Sports Centre in Bristol.

Fury hit Zarate with a right hand to the left side of his head, causing him to fall down face first on the canvas.

[20] Fury fought in March 2016 outpointing 40 year old American boxer Dominick Guinn in a 10-round decision at the Wembley Arena in London.

[23][24] In May 2016, Peter Fury claimed that Hughie was operating only at 30 or 40 percent because of an ongoing skin condition causing fatigue and affecting the immune system.

[25] After a few months of treatment, Peter stated he was keen to get Hughie in the ring with IBF champion Anthony Joshua by November 2016.

[26] In January 2017, Fury spoke about the acne and health issues he had over the years and how he battled to overcome them: "I went to a skin specialist and he said: 'I can't believe you have been fighting in this condition'.

[28] David Haye, ranked number 1 by the WBO, decided to take up a pay-per-view grudge fight with fellow Brit Tony Bellew, pushing Fury to the spot of mandatory challenger.

[34] On 8 March, Dave Higgins from Duco Events confirmed the bout would take place at the Vector Arena in New Zealand on 6 May 2017.

[37] Two days later, Peter was granted a special VISA running from 28 March to 10 May 2017 meaning he would have over a month to prepare Hughie for the title challenge.

Despite receiving intense physiotherapy treatment and his desire to fight for the WBO World title, after seeing his physiotherapist last Friday he has been advised to rest for 3–4 weeks before resuming training.

[41][42] Fury later released a statement revealing Parker's promoters had been trying to switch the location of the fight to England because of money issues.

[48] Fury took part and won a six-round exhibition against UK-based Polish boxer Kamil Sokolowski (4–10–2, 1 KO) at the Copper Box on 8 July.

[53][54][55][56] Promoter Mick Hennessy, as with the rest of the Fury camp, was disgusted with the wide scorecards, "This is corruption at its highest level in boxing.

[58] On 14 February 2018, Hennessy Sports along with Infinitum announced that Fury would challenge Sam Sexton for his British heavyweight title at Macron Stadium's Premier Suite in Bolton on 12 May, live and exclusive on Channel 5.

Speaking of the fight, Mick Hennessy said, "I'm delighted to bring the historic British Heavyweight Championship back to mainstream, free-to-air, television on Channel 5 where it will be seen by the biggest viewing audience possible due to their considerable reach and exposure.

[76] On 9 April 2019, Hennessy Sports announced Fury would make his ring return on 25 May 2019 at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, live on free-to-air Channel 5.

[82] Fury faced former world title challenger Mariusz Wach on the Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev undercard on 12 December 2020.

Despite suffering a nasty gash over his left eye due to a clash of heads in the fourth round, Fury prevailed via unanimous decision, with judges' scores of 100–90 twice and 99–91 in his favour.