Hughes vs Pilkington

Who won Hughes vs Pilkington?

Maxi Hughes beat Kris Pilkington on points over 4 rounds on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020, at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Maxi Hughes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 4 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Hughes vs Pilkington stats

Back in March 2020, Maxi Hughes stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kris Pilkington made his way to the ring with a record of 2 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

The stats suggested Hughes had a large advantage in power over Pilkington, boasting a 21% knockout percentage compared to Pilkington's 0%.

Maxi Hughes was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pilkington.

Maxi Hughes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Kris Pilkington was an orthodox fighter.

Hughes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Pilkington, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 219 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Pilkington's 44.

Hughes vs Pilkington form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Liam Walsh on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kieron McLaren on July 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sam Bowen on April 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at King Power Stadium (Leicester City FC), Leicestershire.

Before that, he had won against Fonz Alexander on April 16, 2016, by points in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten James Fryers on February 6, 2016, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Hotel, Belfast.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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