A frustrating fight for Parker, he extended his undefeated professional record to 23–0 and retained his WBO world heavyweight title belt after a unanimous decision victory.

A contract was signed by both parties and would take place at Manchester Arena after both fighters were originally due to fight in Auckland in May but Fury pulled out two weeks before the bout citing a back injury as the reason.

It saw WBO President Francisco Varcarcel take to social media to give Fury until 25 February to finalize the bout, otherwise, he would lose his position to challenge Parker for the world championship.

[13] In late April, the title fight was called off after Fury pulled out claiming an injury less than two weeks out from the event in Auckland.

The result saw the venue downgraded with it shifting from Spark Arena to the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau which holds around 3000.

Peter Fury had a foul-mouthed exchange with David Higgins at the final press conference in London.

It started off with Higgins approaching Fury, who was unhappy with the appointment of British referee O'Connor for the fight.

The opening six rounds saw Fury flicking his jab in to thin air, which caused Parker to think twice before going on the attack.

[17][18][19][20] 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.

Duco Events owned the television rights in Australia and Samoa with Hennessy Sports having the rest of the world to try to engage.

A portion of the undercard would also be streamed for free before the main event with a special advance purchase offer price for UKP£9.99 in the United Kingdom and UKP€11.99 in the Republic of Ireland until 17 September.

A number of key territories that could watch the showdown exclusively live were America, Canada and Mexico, plus Argentina, Hong Kong and Italy.

Devices such as iPhone, iPad, Smart television, and games consoles could watch the event via their respective YouTube apps.