Who won Derevyanchenko vs Hackett?
Jalil Major Hackett beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, July 26th, 2026, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Jalil Major Hackett.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga beating Steven Butler. Also on the undercard Richardson Hitchins defeated Ricardo Salas, Otto Wallin was defeated by Vladyslav Sirenko, and Dominique Jamar Francis lost to Hector Andres Sosa.
Derevyanchenko vs Hackett stats
Sergiy Derevyanchenko stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jalil Major Hackett made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Hackett had a slight advantage in power over Derevyanchenko, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Derevyanchenko's 69%.
Sergiy Derevyanchenko was the older man by 17 years, at 40 years old.
Hackett had a height advantage of 2 inches over Derevyanchenko.
Both Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Jalil Major Hackett fought out of an orthodox stance.
Derevyanchenko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Hackett, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 112 more professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Hackett's 61.
Derevyanchenko vs Hackett form
Sergiy Derevyanchenko had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Christian Mbilli on August 17, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.
Prior to that, he had defeated Vaughn Alexander on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.
Before that, he had beaten Joshua Conley on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
He had lost to Carlos Adames on December 5, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Staples Center, California.
Activity check
Derevyanchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
Hackett's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.
What time did Derevyanchenko vs Hackett start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Derevyanchenko vs Hackett?
Derevyanchenko vs Hackett was broadcast on Paramount+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.
What were the odds on Derevyanchenko vs Hackett?
Sergiy Derevyanchenko was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Jalil Major Hackett made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.
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