Usmonov vs Hughes

Who won Usmonov vs Hughes?

Bakhodur Usmonov beat Maxi Hughes by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, December 12th, 2025, at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 116-112 in favor of winner Bakhodur Usmonov.

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 Kubrat Pulev losing to Murat Gassiev for the WBA World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Vadim Musaev beat Thulani Mbenge, Khariton Agrba defeated Ruben Nestor Neri Munoz, and Faizan Anwar was victorious over Khuseyn Baysangurov.

Usmonov vs Hughes stats

Bakhodur Usmonov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Maxi Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws.

Bakhodur Usmonov was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Usmonov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hughes.

Bakhodur Usmonov fought out of the orthodox stance, while Maxi Hughes was a southpaw.

Usmonov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 10 years and 3 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 212 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Hughes' 287.

Bakhodur Usmonov went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at lightweight.

Maxi Hughes was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Usmonov 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 beaten Archie Sharp on May 23, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gary Cully on December 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had won against Efstathios Antonas on September 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to George Kambosos on July 22, 2023, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at FireLake Arena, Shawnee.

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Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Usmonov vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:45 PM UTC at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 2:45 PM EST or 11:45 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:45 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Usmonov vs Hughes?

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

What were the odds on Usmonov vs Hughes?

Bakhodur Usmonov was a 1/4 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Maxi Hughes made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.