Hutchinson vs Blackledge

Who won Hutchinson vs Blackledge?

Willy Hutchinson beat Luke Blackledge by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, August 29th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Ricardo Snijders. Also on the undercard Sunny Edwards defeated Thomas Essomba, and Sam Maxwell was victorious over Joe Hughes.

Hutchinson vs Blackledge stats

Back in August 2020, Willy Hutchinson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luke Blackledge made his way to the ring with a record of 2 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hutchinson had an advantage in power over Blackledge, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Blackledge's 50%.

Willy Hutchinson was the younger man by 8 years, at 22 years old.

Both Willy Hutchinson and Luke Blackledge fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hutchinson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 11 months later than Blackledge, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Blackledge's 28.

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Blackledge's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hutchinson vs Blackledge start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hutchinson vs Blackledge?

Hutchinson vs Blackledge was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Hutchinson vs Blackledge?

Willy Hutchinson was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Luke Blackledge made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.