Hughes vs Sharp

Who won Hughes vs Sharp?

Maxi Hughes beat Archie Sharp by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, May 23rd, 2025, at Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 120-108, 116-112 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terri Harper's and Natalie Zimmermann's clash.

Hughes vs Sharp stats

Maxi Hughes stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Archie Sharp made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sharp had an advantage in power over Hughes, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 21%.

Maxi Hughes was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Sharp had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hughes.

Maxi Hughes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Archie Sharp was an orthodox fighter.

Hughes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Sharp, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, totaling 273 compared to Sharp's 175.

Maxi Hughes went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, and 14 by the IBF at lightweight.

Hughes vs Sharp 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 defeated Gary Cully on December 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had lost to George Kambosos on July 22, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

He had beaten Kid Galahad on September 24, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Archie Sharp had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ryan Garner on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce on May 11, 2024, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexis Boureima Kabore on October 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Diego Andrade Chavez on July 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Royal Albert Hall, London.

He had won against Jeff Ofori on August 15, 2020, by points in the 10th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Maxi Hughes had last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Archie Sharp's last outing had been 9 months and 26 days ago.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Sharp's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Sharp start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hughes vs Sharp?

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

What were the odds on Hughes vs Sharp?

Maxi Hughes was a 1/4 (-380) favorite going into the contest, while Archie Sharp made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+290) with oddsmakers.