Who won Hughes vs Walsh?
Maxi Hughes beat Ryan Walsh by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 26th March 2022 at First Direct Arena in 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 loses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Ryan Walsh made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Walsh had a large advantage in power over Hughes, boosting at 44% knock out percentage over Hughes' 21%.
Maxi Hughes was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.
Walsh had 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 year and 7 months later than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 247 to Walsh's 232.
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 4th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Paul Hyland Jnr on 19th March 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 beat Viktor Kotochigov on 9th October 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 12th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
He had beat Kris Pilkington on 22nd March 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 2nd December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Tyrone McCullagh on 21st February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.
Going into that contest, he had won against Hairon Socarras on 4th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round at York Hall, London.
Before that, he had defeated Lewis Paulin on 28th June 2019 by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.
He had beat Reece Bellotti on 22nd December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
What were the odds on Hughes vs Walsh?
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