IT’S unlikely that Maxi Hughes would welcome our pity but, even so, it’s hard not to feel sorry for him following his fourth-round stoppage loss to William Zepeda at the Cosmopolitan (Golden Boy promoted). Firstly, if justice had been served in his fight against George Kambosos Jnr last year, this match would never have occurred. Secondly, unexpected visa problems proved an unwelcome distraction during the final stages of his preparation.
Styles make fights, or so we are told. While true to a large degree, it’s frequently uttered when attempting to justify why an inferior fighter is in with a shout against a