Willy Hutchinson vs. Ezra Taylor: Who has the edge heading into their fight?

That bad blood will spill over Saturday night when Hutchinson and Taylor fight at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, and live on DAZN. The light heavyweight bout will be the co-feature to the Moses Itauma vs. Jermaine Franklin Jr. main event.

Hutchinson (19-2, 14 KOs) enters the bout coming off a seventh-round TKO of Mark Jeffers in October. The win had him bouncing back from a split-decision loss to Buatsi in September 2024. Meanwhile, the undefeated Taylor (13-0, 9 KOs) had a busier 2025, delivering three wins including his ninth-round TKO of Steed Woodall in October.

Will Hutchinson make sure that he is the one to author Taylor’s first loss? Or will Taylor stay unbeaten by derailing Hutchinson’s world title hopes? DAZN News examines who has the edge in this heated matchup.

Boxing Styles

Willy Hutchinson stalks forward methodically against opponents, but is comfortable sitting on the back foot and fighting there as well.

He leverages impact with blunt delivery, but often overextends — a vulnerability a more disciplined Ezra Taylor can exploit with his jab to split the guard and overall quicker hands.

That hand speed gives Taylor the slight nod in this clashing of styles.

Edge: Taylor

Power

Hutchinson does not have the hand speed of Taylor, but sits on his punches better, maximizing their force.

This is especially on display when Hutchinson makes it a conscious effort to mash the gas pedal and apply pressure.

He takes the power category with five more knockouts to his pro ledger than that of Taylor’s.

Edge: Hutchinson

Mental Warfare

Hutchinson has taken Buatsi the distance, only to get eked out by a split decision, and has a rich amateur pedigree.

Through those invaluable rounds, Hutchinson touts an experience edge over Taylor. That said, he cannot afford to let his emotions get the best of him as he did against Buatsi at points over their fight.

Hutchinson does that and Taylor is a skilled enough ring operator to pick him apart. However, with two losses to his name, Hutchinson has the urgency to make sure he tempers his emotions to put forth the best performance possible.

He gets the slight nod here.

Edge: Hutchinson

Who has the edge in Hutchinson vs. Taylor?

Hutchinson is installed as the moderate favorite and that is fair, but Taylor can very well take advantage and win if the former allows anger to seep in. DAZN News gives Hutchinson the 2-1 edge with his experience getting him over, though Taylor can alter that dramatically with a standout performance.

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