Hughes vs McLaren

Who won Hughes vs McLaren?

Maxi Hughes beat Kieron McLaren by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, July 6th, 2019, at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Hughes vs McLaren stats

Back in July 2019, Maxi Hughes stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kieron McLaren made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 1 draw.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over McLaren, with a 17% knockout percentage compared to McLaren's 0%.

Maxi Hughes was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

McLaren had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hughes.

Maxi Hughes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kieron McLaren was an orthodox fighter.

Hughes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years earlier than McLaren, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 175 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to McLaren's 88.

Hughes vs McLaren form

Maxi Hughes had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sam Bowen on April 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at King Power Stadium (Leicester City FC), Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Fonz Alexander on April 16, 2016, by points in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten James Fryers on February 6, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Hotel, Belfast.

Before that, he had won against Abdon Cesar on October 23, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Devonshire Dome, Buxton.

He had been beaten by Martin Joseph Ward on April 11, 2015, by points in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hughes vs McLaren?

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