Yigit vs Hughes

Who won Yigit vs Hughes?

Anthony Yigit beat Joe Hughes by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017, at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

The scorecards were announced as 118-112, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Anthony Yigit.

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).

Yigit vs Hughes stats

Back in December 2017, Anthony Yigit stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Joe Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Anthony Yigit was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Both Anthony Yigit and Joe Hughes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Yigit was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 5 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 213 compared to Hughes' 192.

Anthony Yigit went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Yigit vs Hughes form

Anthony Yigit had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sandor Martin on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Surrey.

Before that, he had won against Armando Robles on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden.

He had beaten Philip Sutcliffe Jnr on May 7, 2016, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Activity check

Yigit's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Hughes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Yigit vs Hughes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Yigit vs Hughes?

Yigit vs Hughes was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Yigit vs Hughes?

Anthony Yigit was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Joe Hughes made his way into the ring at 509/100 (+510) with oddsmakers.