THE peace and tranquility of the Lake District is about as far removed as you can get from the super-charged atmosphere of Manchester Arena.

And that is just how Team Fury like it as they prepare for the biggest night of Hughie Fury’s boxing career.

The 22-year-old has won all 20 of his pro fights, but faces his biggest test on September 23 when he takes on Joseph Parker for the WBO Heavyweight title in the cavernous Manchester venue.

Hughie, his dad and trainer Peter, and his team have temporarily moved from their Bolton base to the Lakes to concentrate on the job in hand.

The choice of training camp location is no great surprise, as Team Fury are very familiar with this part of the world.

“Hughie was baptized and christened in Windermere, we used to live here years ago and I live in Bowness so it’s easy for us,” said Peter.

“It’s good to be able to get away from it all up here.

“We are doing the whole camp in Windermere. We’ve got a nice little gym there, and there is also a health club and spa, so we’ve got good options open to us and it’s very kind of them to let us use them.”

It is thanks to Kendal-based international referee Alvin Finch’s connections with both Team Fury and Barrow ABC, they visited the refurbished Brook Street gym for a workout.

“They asked me to help them set up a camp in the Lakes so I told them we’ve got a couple of heavyweights in Barrow who can spar,” explained Finch, who recalled when Hughie Fury appeared on a Barrow ABC show at Ulverston’s Coronation Hall in 2011.

“I remember they came all the way up from Birmingham at short notice and Hughie fought and won, and they didn’t charge me a penny,” said Finch.

With boxing in the North West and Britain enjoying a golden era, led by double heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua, Peter Fury knows the important role professional boxers can have in keeping the momentum going at grassroots level.

“To bring world level fighters to gyms like this that is important,” he said. “It lets people see them in action and then they can see it’s achievable.

“It’s nice for young fighters to meet them in person, not just seeing them on the TV, but to physically meet them, see them work and hopefully pick up a few things from them.

“That’s what it’s all about because at the end of the day we’ve all been inspired by others as kids, we’ve all had our heroes to look up to.”

He added: “England as whole is one of the leading countries in the world for boxing which just shows you how far we have come.

“Just look at the heavyweight division, we hold two of the belts and there is another one coming – make no mistake about it.”

And Hughie Fury shares his dad’s confidence that he can follow in Joshua’s footsteps.

“I’m 100 per cent confident I’m going do it,” said Hughie, cousin of former world champion Tyson.

“I’ve just got to prepare right and then go and get the job done. I like it up the Lakes. It’s nice and quiet and I can just focus now and put the hard work in.

“It’s great to see boxing doing so well in the North West. This is a new era and we are going to take over the heavyweight division.”