Hughie Fury and Shakan Pitters
Hughie Fury and Shakan Pitters head to London on Friday, April 4th, intent on making world title contention statements by scoring big wins atop the GBM: ‘Once Upon A Time In London’ card at York Hall, live worldwide on DAZN.
On Monday, Hughie Fury – cousin of retired world champion Tyson Fury – declared every top heavyweight a target as he signed a multi-fight deal with GBM. His co-headline bout will be the first of a 2025 campaign which aims to put him into contention against some of the heavyweight division’s biggest names.
In the main event, the drama underpinning the match between EBU light-heavyweight champion Daniel ‘Blenda’ Dos Santos and British challenger Shakan Pitters is finally resolved as Dos Santos has spectacularly overturned the erroneous medical report which saw his February 7th bout with Pitters cancelled just 24 hours out.
Pitters now finally has the chance to dethrone the French special forces veteran and secure a title seen as a crucial waypoint on the journey to world-level title contention.
April’s card will also feature undefeated super-lightweights Ben Crocker and Tiernan Bradley, with Crocker defending his IBF European Super-Lightweight Championship, and Emma Dolan defending her British and Commonwealth Super-Flyweight Championship against Lauren Parker.
GBM CEO Izzy Asif said, “Every time we go to London we go big, and it doesn’t get much bigger than one of the heavyweight division’s biggest prospects. This year is going to be a huge year for Hughie Fury, you’re going to see him in big fights which power him very quickly into the world title contender picture.
“Shakan Pitters is on the way to the world stage as well. This European championship bout is a crucial stage in that journey. There’s been a lot of drama behind this one, including the last-minute cancellation earlier this month. Shakan made short work of his replacement opponent on February 7th but Dos Santos is a different level and this is going to be a very tough test which will show the level Shakan is at.
“On top of that we’ve got two of the best undefeated boxers in the British Isles, I’m very excited for the IBF European championship bout between Ben Crocker and Tiernan Bradley – someone’s 0 is going to go. Full credit to them for taking a fight like this at this stage of their careers.
“And the British and Commonwealth bout between Emma Dolan and Lauren Parker is also going to provide fireworks. It’s a huge card for an iconic venue and our second show of the year. We’re pulling out all the stops this year as we set out to deliver the UK’s most crowd-pleasing events alongside our exclusive broadcast partner DAZN.”