Garcia vs Hughes

When is Garcia vs Hughes?

Ryan Garcia could potentially square off against Maxi Hughes in Summer 2024 in 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 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggest Garcia would have a massive power advantage over Hughes, boosting at 80% knock out percentage over 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 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 year and 8 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 135 less professional rounds, 112 to Hughes' 247.

Maxi Hughes is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC and 9 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Garcia vs Hughes form

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

In his last fight, he defeated Devin Haney on 20th April 2024 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Emmanuel Tagoe on 9th April 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 16th March 2024 by unanimous decision in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Jovanni Straffon on 4th September 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 3 months and 6 days ago, while Maxi Hughes' last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 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 2 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Garcia vs Hughes?

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