Garcia vs Hughes

When is Garcia vs Hughes?

Ryan Garcia could potentially square off against Maxi Hughes in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Garcia vs Hughes stats

Ryan Garcia would step into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Maxi Hughes would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Garcia would have a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 19%.

Ryan Garcia is the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Garcia has a height advantage of 3 inches over Hughes. This also extends to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ryan Garcia fights out of the orthodox stance, while Maxi Hughes is a southpaw.

Garcia is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 8 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 135 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Hughes' 247.

Garcia vs Hughes form

Garcia has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, his contest against Devin Haney on April 20, 2024 ended in a no contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Oscar Duarte Jurado on December 2, 2023, by knockout in the 8th round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Javier Fortuna on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

He had won against Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Maxi Hughes has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to William Zepeda on March 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to George Kambosos on July 22, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

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

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

He had won against Jovanni Straffon on September 4, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ryan Garcia has been fighting more than Maxi Hughes.

Ryan Garcia last fought 9 months and 2 days ago, while Maxi Hughes' last outing was 10 months and 6 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

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