Who won Yigit vs Hughes?
Anthony Yigit beat Joe Hughes by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 2nd December 2017 at Leicester Arena in 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 loses and 1 draw.
Joe Hughes made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.
Anthony Yigit was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.
Both Anthony Yigit & 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 year and 5 months later than Hughes, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 213 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 30th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden.
Previous to that, he had defeated Lenny Daws on 11th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beat Lenny Daws on 11th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Surrey.
Before that, he had won against Armando Robles on 10th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden.
He had beat Philip Sutcliffe Jnr on 7th May 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 11/100 (-910) favourite going into the contest, while Joe Hughes made his way into the ring at 509/100 (+510) with oddsmakers.
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