Bowen vs Hughes

Who won Bowen vs Hughes?

Sam Bowen beat Maxi Hughes by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, April 14th, 2018, at King Power Stadium (Leicester City FC), Leicestershire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Bowen vs Hughes stats

Back in April 2018, Sam Bowen stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Maxi Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bowen had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 17%.

Sam Bowen was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Bowen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hughes. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sam Bowen fought out of the orthodox stance, while Maxi Hughes was a southpaw.

Bowen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 6 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 197 fewer professional rounds, totaling 66 compared to Hughes' 263.

Bowen vs Hughes form

Maxi Hughes had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Fonz Alexander on April 16, 2016, by points in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated James Fryers on February 6, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Hotel, Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abdon Cesar on October 23, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Devonshire Dome, Buxton.

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

He had drawn with Martin Joseph Ward on December 6, 2014, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United States.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bowen vs Hughes?

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