VS
Jun 01 2024
Saturday

Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12 round contest @ Light Heavyweight
17-1-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 117-111
  • 116-112
  • 119-109
UD 12
18-3-1

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The tape

26
Age
34
6' 1" / 185 cm
Height
6' 1" / 185 cm
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Reach
72.8" / 185 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

TKOKOTKORTDTKO
Form
TKOUDTKOUDTKO
17
Wins
18
0
By KO
0
0
KO%
0
1
Loses
3
0
Draws
1
2017
Debut
2015

Tape rankings @ Light Heavyweight

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The Ring
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WBA
5
7
WBC
13
6
WBO
15
14
IBF
12

Willy Hutchinson vs Craig Richards report


Who won Richards vs Hutchinson?

Willy Hutchinson beat Craig Richards by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 119-109 in favor of winner Willy Hutchinson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder losing to Zhilei Zhang. Also on the undercard Daniel Dubois defeated Filip Hrgovic for the IBF Interim World Heavyweight belt, Hamzah Sheeraz was victorious over Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams for the WBC World Middleweight title, Raymond Ford lost to Nick Ball for the WBA World Featherweight championship, and Dmitry Bivol defeated Malik Zinad for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship.

Richards vs Hutchinson stats

Back in June 2024, Willy Hutchinson stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Craig Richards made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Willy Hutchinson was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Both Willy Hutchinson and Craig Richards fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hutchinson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 4 months later than Richards, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 56 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Richards' 142.

Willy Hutchinson went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Craig Richards was ranked number 5 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Richards vs Hutchinson form

Craig Richards had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Boris Crighton on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joshua Buatsi on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marek Matyja on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Shakan Pitters on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Worcestershire.

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Hutchinson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Richards vs Hutchinson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:20 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 2:20 PM EST or 11:20 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:20 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Richards vs Hutchinson?

Richards vs Hutchinson was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Richards vs Hutchinson?

Willy Hutchinson was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Craig Richards made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.

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