Visioli vs Hughes

Who won Visioli vs Hughes?

Giorgio Visioli beat Maxi Hughes by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at Utilita, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced as 94-94, 95-95, 96-94 in favor of winner Giorgio Visioli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Dalton Smith beating Alberto Puello for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Leo Atang beat Jonathan Exequiel Vergara, and Shannon Ryan defeated Emma Dolan.

Visioli vs Hughes stats

Giorgio Visioli stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Maxi Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Visioli had a massive power advantage over Hughes, boasting a 55% knockout percentage compared to Hughes' 21%.

Giorgio Visioli was the younger man by 13 years, at 23 years old.

Visioli had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hughes.

Both Giorgio Visioli and Maxi Hughes fought out of a southpaw stance.

Visioli was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 29 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2023, 13 years and 2 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 231 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Hughes' 302.

Visioli 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 Pierce O’Leary on March 14, 2026, by retirement in the 5th round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Bakhodur Usmonov on December 12, 2025, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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

Before that, 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.

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

Activity check

Visioli's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Visioli vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:45 PM BST at Utilita, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 3:45 PM EST or 12:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Visioli vs Hughes?

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

What were the odds on Visioli vs Hughes?

Giorgio Visioli was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Maxi Hughes made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.