Hughes vs Antonas

When is Hughes vs Antonas?

Maxi Hughes will face the challenge of Efstathios Antonas on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

The fight will be contested over 6 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Shakiel Thompson's and River Wilson Bent's clash. Also on the undercard will be Hughie Fury's and Christian Thun's contest, and Reece Mould's and Ryan Walsh's bout.

Hughes vs Antonas stats

Maxi Hughes steps into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Efstathios Antonas will make his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Antonas has a slight advantage in power over Hughes, with a 29% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 19%.

Maxi Hughes is the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Maxi Hughes fights out of the southpaw stance, while Efstathios Antonas is an orthodox fighter.

Hughes is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 10 years and 8 months earlier than Antonas, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 202 more professional rounds, totaling 247 compared to Antonas' 45.

Hughes vs Antonas form

Maxi Hughes has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time does Hughes vs Antonas start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which is 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who is showing Hughes vs Antonas?

Hughes vs Antonas will be broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

How do you stream Hughes vs Antonas?

In the UK you can stream Hughes vs Antonas via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month (12 month contract) of DAZN UK is £9.99, 1 year of DAZN UK is £99.99 and 1 month (flexible pass) costs £19.99.

In the US you can stream Hughes vs Antonas via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.

1 month of DAZN is $24.99, while 1 year costs $224.99.

What are the odds on Hughes vs Antonas?

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