Hughes vs Walsh

Who won Hughes vs Walsh?

Maxi Hughes beat Ryan Walsh by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 119-109, 118-110 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 Kiko Martinez losing to Josh Warrington for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Maria Cecilia Roman was overcome by Ebanie Bridges, and Skye Nicolson was victorious over Bec Connolly.

Hughes vs Walsh stats

Back in March 2022, Maxi Hughes stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Walsh made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Walsh had a large advantage in power over Hughes, boasting a 44% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 21%.

Maxi Hughes was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Walsh had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Maxi Hughes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryan Walsh was an orthodox fighter.

Hughes was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 7 months later than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 253 compared to Walsh's 237.

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

Hughes vs Walsh 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 defeated Jovanni Straffon on September 4, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Jono Carroll on August 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Kris Pilkington on March 22, 2020, by points in the 4th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

Walsh had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jazza Dickens on December 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tyrone McCullagh on February 21, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hairon Socarras on October 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Lewis Paulin on June 28, 2019, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Reece Bellotti on December 22, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Maxi Hughes had last fought 6 months and 22 days ago, while Ryan Walsh's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 24 days ago.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hughes vs Walsh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hughes vs Walsh?

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

What were the odds on Hughes vs Walsh?

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