Cully vs Hughes

Who won Cully vs Hughes?

Maxi Hughes beat Gary Cully by on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Maxi Hughes.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Murodjon Akhmadaliev beating Ricardo Espinoza. Also on the undercard Cheavon Clarke lost to Leonardo Mosquea, and Beatriz Iasmim Soares Ferreira defeated Licia Boudersa.

Cully vs Hughes stats

Gary Cully stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Maxi Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws.

Gary Cully was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Cully had a height advantage of 7 inches over Hughes. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Gary Cully and Maxi Hughes fought out of a southpaw stance.

Cully was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 11 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 176 fewer professional rounds, totaling 87 compared to Hughes' 263.

Gary Cully went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at lightweight.

Cully vs Hughes form

Cully had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Francesco Patera on May 25, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Reece Mould on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Felix Jr on May 20, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin.

Before that, he had beaten Wilfredo Flores on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Jaouad Belmehdi on October 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Hughes had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Efstathios Antonas on September 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to William Zepeda on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by George Kambosos on July 22, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

Before that, he had won against Kid Galahad on September 24, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Ryan Walsh on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gary Cully had been fighting more than Maxi Hughes.

Going into this contest, Gary Cully had last fought 6 months and 19 days ago, while Maxi Hughes' last outing had been 2 months and 17 days ago.

Cully's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cully vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cully vs Hughes?

Cully vs Hughes was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cully vs Hughes?

Gary Cully was a 9/10 (-120) favorite going into the contest, while Maxi Hughes made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.