Parker retains title with controversial victory of Fury

Quotes from WBO Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker after he retained his title with a majority points decision over Hughie Fury, plus trainer Kevin Barry and promoter David Higgins. He says he thought he did enough to win and Hughie Fury didn’t really catch him, says he tried for the knock out but it wasn’t to be, after controversy surrounding the scoring of the fight says he was confident he had won comfortably, says he didn’t manage to fully implement his game plan, explains what he learnt from the fight Kevin Barry says he though the fight was closer than the judges’ score cards suggested but Fury didn’t come forward enough and David Higgins says the world is not Parker’s oyster as he can make a voluntary defence against an opponent of his choosing.