12:00 pm: Thanks for tuning in for Newshub's live updates of the world title fight between Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury.
For a recap for of the fight, click here.
11:56 am: "I felt I won the fight so am happy to take the belt back to New Zealand. We both put up a great fight," said Joseph Parker after the fight.
"It is awesome to get the victory. My aggression was really good. He did move very well, I thought we caught him with the harder punches and it is great the judges saw it that way.
"A great result, but a lot to work on. This opens up big fights here. The plan was to come here, establish ourselves, now we have a win here we can get some more big fights."
11:51 am Dillian Whyte shares his thoughts on the fight.
11:47 am: "I don't know what happened there with the judges," said Hughie Fury after the fight.
11:43 am: Parker has won the fight on majority decision and the crowd looks stunned.
11:42 am: It is time. One judge scores the fight 114-114 while the other two score the fight 118-110 scores.
The winner is.......... JOSEPH PARKER!!!!
11:41 am: Both fighters embrace after the fight.
11:40 am: We will know the winner in a moment. Here we go.
ROUND 12: Lots of people on social media are saying Parker is going to lose this. Both camps are looking confident as the final bell sounds.
Parker has to go for it here and he goes for it but doesn't follow it up. Parker needs to go for the kill but he is not.
Fury is just trying to get to the end here as we head into the final minute of the fight.
Parker is going for it now but then pulls away. He needs to go in for the kill but he is he is hesitant as the Fury chant stars around the around. The final bell goes and the Fury camp is happy - while the Parker camp doesn't look as happy.
ROUND 11: We are in the championship rounds and it is very close.
Parker flies at Fury again and falls onto the ropes. Fury is very good at dodging punches. He is still keeping his stance as he backed into the corner.
Fury is still dancing around the wing trying to avoid the Kiwi. Parker then lands a great shot in the corner and then an uppercut. That goes to Parker.
One more round to go.
ROUND 10: The Fury camp is confident and saying 'new champ'. Fury lands some good counter punches - and is still keeping his distance.
Parker swings and Fury dodges and Parker falls onto the ropes and Fury throws two jabs.
With the Kiwi on the ropes, Fury lands another good punch and the New Zealander is really looking frustrated.
The round ends with Parker walking towards his corner not looking happy. That is a Parker round.
ROUND 9: Four rounds to go in Manchester. Fury is getting his gloves tightened up.
Parker picks up the intensity but Fury fends off the Parker attack. Fury then connects with some punches as he closes the gap.
A great punch by Parker in the corner but Fury is still standing. He goes in for another attack but Fury wraps him up.
Fury ends the round with some jabs. I'd give round nine to Parker - but only just.
ROUND 8: Fury is really keeping his distance now. He is happy to keep walking back and moving around. Parker lands a nice body shot. Parker then throws some wild swings which don't connect.
The Kiwi believes Fury is hurt and wants to end it now.
The longer this goes on, the more I think Fury will win. Both fighters takes some more wild swings but none of the punches really connected. That is a Fury round.
ROUND 7: Parker throws some punches but they miss. Fury is holding his hand out and swinging it around like he is trying to hypnotise Parker.
Joe with some more punches but Fury stands tall.
Not the most exciting round but it ends with a stare-down. Another hard one to call. Fury gets it in my book.
ROUND 6: Fury throws some early punches but Parker responds with a couple of his own.
Parker lands some great punches on the ropes. He lands some more and it looks like the Kiwi is starting to come to life.
Fury lands a good punch to end the round. That was another close one but I'd give it to Parker.
ROUND 5: The referee calls for a timeout and has another word to Parker. Not sure what for but whatever it was it was nothing. Everything is going against the Kiwi I think and you can see it.
Both fighters are throwing heaps of punches but not many of them are landing. So they are trying to make all the landing ones count.
Parker then lands a great shot on Fury, but Fury still stands.
The round is over and that one goes to Parker.
ROUND 4: Fury is using his feet to stay back and Parker almost flies at Fury to punch him. To me, it seems like Parker is trying too hard because he knows he has to win.
Parker lands some good punches with Fury on the ropes. The Englishman then comes back with some good uppercuts of his own.
Parker lands some great body shots as Fury ties him up. Some more good shots my Parker to close out the round. That round goes to Fury.
ROUND 3: The Fury camp his happy Hughie's start. Fury still not doing much but doing enough to get those points.
Midway through the round and it has been quiet thus far. Parker lands a good shot and Fury dodges a couple of good punches thrown by Parker.
Both fighters land some good punches towards the backend of the round with Fury still keeping his distance as the bell sounds. Round three goes to the Kiwi.
ROUND 2: Fury his some good early shots in the second. But Parker comes back with some of his own, but the Brit counters. Now the 'who are yah!' chants start in the crowd.
Fury is still keeping his distance and he is getting some good shots in, but Fury still keeping his cool.
Parker is trying to work the body. But it is hard with Fury keeping away. The second round is over - that one is hard to call not knowing these judges. I'd have to give it to Fury.
ROUND 1: We are underway in Manchester! Fury is keeping his distance early as Parker throws a couple of jabs as he looks to close the gap. Parker is going in early and Fury is back on the ropes.
The referee then calls Parker for hitting Fury on the back of the head. Just a warning though. Fury is still keeping his distance. Fury bounces off the ropes and lands a couple of good shots for the Kiwi is unphased.
The round ends with Fury on the ropes. It was close, but the first round goes to Parker - just.
10:47 am: We are moments away. Are you ready?
10:46 am: Parker is now in the ring.
10:45 am: He is looking very calm as he walks out to Roy Jones Jr's song.
10:44 am: Parker is doing a little boogie before walking out. Now he is being led out by his Samoan Chief uncles.
10:43 am: He is now in the ring. You can hear the crowd cheering but it not that loud.
10:42 am: Fury is still walking towards the ring.
10:40 am: Hughie Fury is coming out to the ring in his maid outfit?
10:39 am: The Manchester crowd is booing the New Zealand anthem.
10:37 am: We are heading into the final anthem in the anthem-thon.
10:36 am: Now it is time for the Samoan anthem.
10:33 am: Firstly it is the anthems and it is time for the British and Irish anthems. Lots of people in the stands with their hands on their hearts.
10:32 am: It is time for the main event.
10:30 am: Aamir Khan is picking Hughie Fury to win.
10:27 am: Joe Murray has beaten Matty Fagan by decision. The main event is coming up very shortly.
10:23 am: We are in the final round in the last undercard before the main event.
10:20 am: Newshub shares their predictions on who will in the fight. Who do you think will win? Click here to find out.
10:13 am: Shots of Hughie Fury have shown up on the big screen and he is looking calm right now. But it might be a different story in an hours time.
10:08 am: The fight now schedule to start after 10:45 am.
10:04 am: Do people care about the fight in Manchester? Find out what people think here.
9:53 am: Two weeks ago, Duco Events owner David Higgins said Joseph Parker doesn't deserve to be world champion if he can't beat Hughie Fury. Find out what else he said by clicking here.
9:46 am: The next undercard is Joe Murray versus Matty Fagan. The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds.
9:43 am: Josh Wale has beaten Don Broadhurst in the 11th round to retain British title
9:37 am: In the build-up to the fight, there was plenty of talk about the appointment of referee Terry O'Connor. But due to an appeal, O'Connor has been replaced by Marcus McDonnell. You can read about the referee change here.
9:31 am: Tyson Fury is in the house. He is here to support his cousin in the world title fight.
In November 2015, Tyson Fury shocked the world by beating Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion. Nearly two years later Hughie has the chance to win one of those belts.
9:23 am: Newshub's Ross McNaughton is at Manchester Arena covering the title fight.
9:16 am: Things got very heated at yesterday's weigh-in. if you missed what exactly unfolded, you can watch the video here.
9:10 am: In an earlier title fight, Jimmy Kelly defeated Stiliyan Kostov with a fourth-round TKO for the WBO Inter-Continental super welterweight title.
Right now Josh Wale is facing Don Broadhurst for the BBBoC British bantamweight title.
9:05 am: It has been one eventful week during the build-up to this fight. You can find all the stories by clicking here.
9:00 am: Joseph Parker spoke to the media earlier in the evening.
"I feel great coming into this fight," said Parker. "I am looking forward to putting on a good display of boxing. I want to do my best, put the pressure on and give the fans what they want to see."
"I feel like the heavyweight scene is here so it is great to be here. I have my team here, I have my family here so what more can I say? I'm ready to rumble."
"If it is up to me, I don't want it to go the distance so we will see how it goes."
Hello and welcome to live updates of the WBO World Heavyweight Championship fight between holder Joseph Parker and British sensation Hughie Fury at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England.
This is the second time Parker will be defending his WBO belt and his first professional fight in the United Kingdom.
The two fighters were meant to face off back in April in Auckland, but Fury had to pull out two weeks before the fight citing a back injury as the reason.
If you want to watch the fight, it’s available on Sky Arena, 8 am Sunday, September 24th NZT.
Commentary will start from around 9:00 am (NZ time) with the main event expected to start at 10:30 am.
Betting odds
Head to head: Parker $1.70 Fury $2.05 Draw $26.00
Method of victory KO/TKO: Parker $2.75 Fury $7.00
Method of victory Decision: Parker $4.00 Fury $2.75
Prefight banter: Newshub roundtable: Is Joseph Parker in danger of facing the ultimate screw job against Hughie Fury?
Joseph Parker defends his WBO heavyweight title against Brit Hughie Fury in Manchester on Sunday morning (NZ time).
It's been a disruptive final few weeks for the Kiwi, with his promoter throwing around accusations of biased officials and the potential of a fixed-fight.
Is the Kiwi slugger been set-up for the ultimate screw job against Fury?
Roundtable debates.
Andrew Gourdie, Newshub sport presenter and reporter
Boxing is corrupt. Plain and simple.
Even the biggest fights in the world this year - Jeff Horn versus Manny Pacquiao, Gennady Golovkin versus Canelo Alvarez - have been overshadowed by controversial scoring from the judges.
Incompetence at best, but even the most passionate and committed boxing fans suspect corruption.
We have no reason to believe Parker versus Fury will be immune to attempts to predetermine the outcome of the fight.
The moment Duco lost control of this promotion, they arguably lost control of the ability to ensure a fair fight. If it goes to the judges' scorecards on Sunday morning, they can have no complaints if the result goes against them.
Sam Ackerman, general head of sport Newshub
Parker is facing a screw job, but he will get no sympathy from me if it happens. Parker and Duco are big boys and this is a sport where the decks are stacked on a regular basis.
Parker should win and he shouldn't need this to be decided by judges, so he'll have failed if he gives the Fury camp that opportunity.
Mike McRoberts, Newshub presenter
No way is the Parker v Fury fight fixed - I mean "fixing" would suggest that corruption, bribery and crookedness had somehow made it's way into professional boxing.
And that would never happen, right?
Ross Karl, Newshub rugby editor
It's a libelous call to say it's absolutely a fix, but considering boxing is crooked at the best of times it doesn't look great.
The most interesting part is whether Terry O'Connor is more dangerous as a judge and not his old spot as referee.
The Parker camp has obviously decided they're more comfortable with that, as he won't let Fury clinch and do as he pleases in the ring.
However, in the end it's the judges who decide whether you win or lose, unless you knock someone out. Maybe, O'Connor might have been less dangerous in the ring.
Stephen Foote, Newshub sport digital producer
Joseph Parker needs a knockout, and a definitive on at that, in order to both propel his name among the elite of the flourishing heavyweight division and avoid putting his fate in the morally questionable hands of the judges.
Many have questioned the logic in Duco's push to have rogue referee Terry O'Connor 'demoted' to the judges table. Will his questionable influence be even more pronounced in such a role?
On the other hand, the Kiwi promoters may have just achieved the result they were after - to ramp up the pressure on the adjudicating officials and in doing so, increase the level of scrutiny they'll find themselves under come Sunday morning.
But to quote one of the most deplorable lines in combats sports, never leave it in the hands of the judges - especially when you're in enemy territory.
Brad Lewis, Newshub sport digital producer
Make mistake about it - be prepared to hear the words "and new WBO champion" if this fight goes the distance.
Let's wind the clock back to December when Parker got a razor-close decision win over Andy Ruiz - had that fight been at a neutral venue the result may have been different.
And they fought under a neutral referee with no judges from New Zealand. Parker is dealing with a UK referee and a disgruntled UK judge, whose integrity has been put on blast this week.
Parker has to knock Hughie Fury out, otherwise the Manchester local is going home with the belt.
Newshub.
