Nurse vs Hughes

Who won Nurse vs Hughes?

Tyrone Nurse drew with Joe Hughes by on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

The scorecards were announced , meaning it was a .

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Nurse vs Hughes stats

Back in April 2017, Tyrone Nurse stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hughes had an advantage in power over Nurse, with a 40% knockout percentage compared to Nurse's 21%.

Tyrone Nurse was the same age as Joe Hughes, at 27 years old.

Both Tyrone Nurse and Joe Hughes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nurse was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 120 more professional rounds, totaling 312 compared to Hughes' 192.

Nurse vs Hughes form

Nurse 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 won against Tommy Coyle on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Tommy Coyle on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Willie Limond on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Jenkins on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had drawn with Chris Jenkins on July 18, 2015, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United States.

Activity check

Nurse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Nurse vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Leicester Arena, Leicester, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Nurse vs Hughes?

Nurse vs Hughes was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Nurse vs Hughes?

Tyrone Nurse was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Joe Hughes made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.