Hughes vs Galahad

Who won Hughes vs Galahad?

Maxi Hughes beat Kid Galahad by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 24th, 2022, at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 114-114, 114-113 in favor of winner Maxi Hughes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Hannah Rankin was defeated by Terri Harper, Cheavon Clarke beat Marcos Nicolas Karalitzky, and Rhiannon Dixon defeated Edina Kiss.

Hughes vs Galahad stats

Back in September 2022, Maxi Hughes stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws.

Kid Galahad made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Maxi Hughes was the same age as Kid Galahad, at 32 years old.

Maxi Hughes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kid Galahad was an orthodox fighter.

Hughes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year later than Galahad, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, totaling 253 compared to Galahad's 200.

Maxi Hughes went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at lightweight.

Hughes vs Galahad form

Hughes had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ryan Walsh on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Hyland Jnr on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Before that, he had beaten Viktor Kotochigov on October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He had defeated Jono Carroll on August 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kiko Martinez on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jazza Dickens on August 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Claudio Marrero on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Brayan Mairena on December 8, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Maxi Hughes had been fighting more than Kid Galahad.

Going into this contest, Maxi Hughes had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Kid Galahad's last outing had been 10 months and 11 days ago.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Galahad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Galahad start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hughes vs Galahad?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Hughes vs Galahad?

Maxi Hughes was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Kid Galahad made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.