Hedges vs Zorro

Who won Hedges vs Zorro?

John Hedges beat Ellis Zorro by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025, at Indigo at The O2, London.

The scorecards were announced as 97-94, 98-93, 96-94 in favor of winner John Hedges.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Giorgio Visioli's and Joe Howarth's clash.

Hedges vs Zorro stats

John Hedges stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ellis Zorro made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

John Hedges was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Hedges had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zorro.

John Hedges fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ellis Zorro was an orthodox fighter.

Hedges was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 10 months later than Zorro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 69 compared to Zorro's 105.

Hedges vs Zorro form

Zorro had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Aloys Youmbi on July 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Cheavon Clarke on May 25, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jai Opetaia on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Luca D’Ortenzi on October 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Hosea Burton on May 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Zorro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Hedges vs Zorro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Indigo at The O2, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hedges vs Zorro?

Hedges vs Zorro was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Hedges vs Zorro?

John Hedges was a 27/100 (-370) favorite going into the contest, while Ellis Zorro made his way into the ring at 29/10 (+290) with oddsmakers.