Hopes were high for this matchup, staged in Doncaster, England’s open air Keepmoat Stadium, given the careers of both were seemingly at stake. In the end, thanks to scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 120-108, Hughes improved to 28-7-2 (6 KOs) but Sharp, 25-2 (9 KOs), might struggle to secure another meaningful contest, such was the astonishing negativity on display.
