Hughes vs Acosta

When is Hughes vs Acosta?

Maxi Hughes could fight Rafael Acosta in Spring 2026 Spain.

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).

Hughes vs Acosta stats

Maxi Hughes would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rafael Acosta would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Acosta would have an advantage in power over Hughes, with a 38% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 21%.

Maxi Hughes is the older man by 12 years, at 35 years old.

Maxi Hughes fights out of the southpaw stance, while Rafael Acosta is an orthodox fighter.

Hughes is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 years and 7 months earlier than Acosta, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 193 more professional rounds, totaling 287 compared to Acosta's 94.

Maxi Hughes goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at lightweight.

Hughes vs Acosta form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Bakhodur Usmonov on December 12, 2025, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had defeated Archie Sharp on May 23, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gary Cully on December 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had won against Efstathios Antonas on September 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by 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.

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Hughes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

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