Hughes vs Antonas

Who won Hughes vs Antonas?

Maxi Hughes beat Efstathios Antonas by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shakiel Thompson beating River Wilson Bent. Also on the undercard Hughie Fury beat Christian Thun, and Reece Mould was overcome by Ryan Walsh.

Hughes vs Antonas stats

Maxi Hughes stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws.

Efstathios Antonas made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.

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

Maxi Hughes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Efstathios Antonas was an orthodox fighter.

Hughes was 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 had fought 202 more professional rounds, totaling 253 compared to Antonas' 51.

Hughes vs Antonas form

Maxi Hughes had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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 had come over a period of 3 years and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Antonas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:45 PM BST at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 2:45 PM EST or 11:45 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hughes vs Antonas?

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

What were the odds on Hughes vs Antonas?

Maxi Hughes was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Efstathios Antonas made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.