Straffon vs Hughes

Who won Straffon vs Hughes?

Maxi Hughes beat Jovanni Straffon by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 4th, 2021, at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 120-107, 119-109 in favor of winner Maxi Hughes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mauricio Lara beating Josh Warrington. Also on the undercard Conor Benn beat Adrian Granados, and Katie Taylor defeated Jennifer Han.

Straffon vs Hughes stats

Back in September 2021, Jovanni Straffon stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Maxi Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Straffon had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 22%.

Jovanni Straffon was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Hughes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Straffon. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Jovanni Straffon and Maxi Hughes fought out of a southpaw stance.

Straffon was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 193 compared to Hughes' 263.

Jovanni Straffon went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 12 by the IBF at lightweight.

Maxi Hughes was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Straffon vs Hughes form

Hughes 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 Paul Hyland Jnr on March 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Viktor Kotochigov on October 9, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jono Carroll on August 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Kris Pilkington on March 22, 2020, by points in the 4th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

He had been beaten by Liam Walsh on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Straffon vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Straffon vs Hughes?

Straffon vs Hughes was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Straffon vs Hughes?

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