Hutchinson vs Taylor

Who won Hutchinson vs Taylor?

Willy Hutchinson beat Ezra Taylor by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 28th, 2026, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Willy Hutchinson.

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 Moses Itauma beating Jermaine Franklin. Also on the undercard Liam Davies beat Francesco Grandelli, Shakiel Thompson was overcome by Brad Pauls, Nathan Heaney was defeated by Gerome Warburton, Michael Gomez Jnr beat Jordan Flynn, and Alex Murphy was overcome by Josh Holmes.

Hutchinson vs Taylor stats

Willy Hutchinson stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Ezra Taylor made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Willy Hutchinson was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Taylor had a height advantage of 6 inches over Hutchinson.

Both Willy Hutchinson and Ezra Taylor fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hutchinson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Taylor's 75.

Willy Hutchinson went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Ezra Taylor was ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 14 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Hutchinson vs Taylor form

Hutchinson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Mark Jeffers on October 4, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joshua Buatsi on September 21, 2024, by split decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Craig Richards on June 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Martin Houben on March 22, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on May 12, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Activity check

Hutchinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hutchinson vs Taylor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Hutchinson vs Taylor?

Hutchinson vs Taylor was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Hutchinson vs Taylor?

Willy Hutchinson was a 13/20 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Ezra Taylor made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+120) with oddsmakers.