As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships in the middleweight division.

Hutchinson is regarded as one of Scotland's most successful amateur boxers,[4] winning gold medals at the 2014 European Junior Championships and 2016 Youth World Championships—becoming the first Scottish boxer to win gold at an amateur World Championships.

[5] Under the tutelage of renowned Cuban trainer, Ismael Salas, and being guided by David Haye's RingStar Promotions[5] with Shelly Finkel as manager,[6] Hutchinson made his professional debut on 20 October 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Attila Nagy at the indigo at The O2 in London.

[10] Hutchinson fought Joshua Buatsi for the WBO interim light-heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on 21 September 2024.

He was twice knocked to the canvas before losing the contest via split decision with two ringside judges scoring the fight for his opponent 117-108 and 115-110 respectively, while the third had it in his favour 113-112.