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Maxi Hughes to fight Rafael Acosta for vacant EBU title on December 6

Lightweights Maxi Hughes (29-7-2) and Rafael Acosta (15-1) will reportedly fight for the vacant EBU title on December 6 at the Velodrome in Dos Hermanas, Spain on a Saga Heredia promotion.

The title became vacant when Sam Noakes relinquished it to accept a world-title fight.

France's Laid Douadi was first appointed as official challenger, along with Hughes, but then pulled out and Acosta, from Spain, replaced him.

In the co-feature, EBU welterweight champion Samuel Molina (32-3-1) will make a voluntary defence of the title against an opponent to be announced.

Hughes is one of my favourite fighters.

I'd love to go to this bout. Obviously I won't be. But it's always been a dream of mine to be inside two sisters.

Maxi is now fighting a bloke with a head shaped like a lightbulb.

Undefeated Tajik fighter Bakhodur Usmonov 11(5)-0. And the fight is in Dubai not Spain.

On the undercard of Pulev v Gassiev.

Taansend wrote: ↑23 Nov 2025, 00:45 Maxi is now fighting a bloke with a head shaped like a lightbulb.

Undefeated Tajik fighter Bakhodur Usmonov 11(5)-0. And the fight is in Dubai not Spain.

On the undercard of Pulev v Gassiev.

Could this be a lightbulb moment for Maxi..?

Good to see him in a title shot, Maxi is one of the good guys and fights anyone. His YT channel very down to earth too

Fight Week!!

December 6: Sevilla, Spain

Rafael Acosta vs. Franck Urquiaga, 12 rounds, for vacant European lightweight title

Who won?