Maxwell vs Hughes

Who won Maxwell vs Hughes?

Sam Maxwell beat Joe Hughes by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 29th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-94, 97-94 in favor of winner Sam Maxwell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Ricardo Snijders. Also on the undercard Sunny Edwards defeated Thomas Essomba, and Willy Hutchinson was victorious over Luke Blackledge.

Maxwell vs Hughes stats

Back in August 2020, Sam Maxwell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Maxwell had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 41%.

Sam Maxwell was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Both Sam Maxwell and Joe Hughes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Maxwell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 11 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 83 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Hughes' 192.

Sam Maxwell went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Maxwell vs Hughes form

Joe Hughes had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sandor Martin on December 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Robbie Davies Jnr on March 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andrea Scarpa on November 30, 2018, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Teatro Obi Hall, Toscana, Italy.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Yigit on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

He had drawn with Tyrone Nurse on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

Activity check

Maxwell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Maxwell vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Maxwell vs Hughes?

Maxwell vs Hughes was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Maxwell vs Hughes?

Sam Maxwell was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Joe Hughes made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.