O'Leary vs Hughes

Who won O’Leary vs Hughes?

Pierce O’Leary beat Maxi Hughes by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 14th, 2026, at 3Arena, Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Pierce O’Leary.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jazza Dickens losing to Anthony Cacace for the WBA World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Jono Carroll beat Colm Murphy, Gary Cully defeated Benito Sanchez Garcia, and Ryan Garner was victorious over Cristian Bielma.

O’Leary vs Hughes stats

Pierce O’Leary stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Maxi Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws.

Pierce O’Leary was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Leary had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hughes. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pierce O’Leary fought out of the orthodox stance, while Maxi Hughes was a southpaw.

Leary was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 188 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Hughes' 292.

Pierce O’Leary went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, and 15 by the IBF at super lightweight.

O’Leary vs Hughes form

Hughes had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Bakhodur Usmonov on December 12, 2025, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had beaten Archie Sharp on May 23, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gary Cully on December 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had beaten Efstathios Antonas on September 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by William Zepeda on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Chelsea, Las Vegas, United States.

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Leary's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did O’Leary vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast O’Leary vs Hughes?

O’Leary vs Hughes was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on O’Leary vs Hughes?

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