Smith vs Fowler

Who won Smith vs Fowler?

Liam Smith beat Anthony Fowler by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, October 9th, 2021, at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Also on the undercard Kieron Conway beat James Metcalf, Ted Cheeseman was overcome by Troy Williamson for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight belt, Shannon Courtenay was defeated by Jamie Mitchell, and Luke Willis beat Rylan Charlton.

Smith vs Fowler stats

Back in October 2021, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Fowler made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fowler had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 55%.

Liam Smith was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Fowler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith.

Both Liam Smith and Anthony Fowler fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 7 months earlier than Fowler, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 141 more professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Fowler's 101.

Liam Smith went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Anthony Fowler was ranked number 11 by the WBA, 10 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Smith vs Fowler form

Smith had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Magomed Kurbanov on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Roberto Garcia on December 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mario Alberto Lozano on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Sam Eggington on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Fowler had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Rico Mueller on July 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jorge Fortea on March 20, 2021, by knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Adam Harper on August 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Before that, he had won against Jack Flatley on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

He had defeated Harry Scarff on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Fowler had been fighting more than Liam Smith.

Going into this contest, Liam Smith had last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Anthony Fowler's last outing had been 2 months and 8 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Fowler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Fowler start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Fowler?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Smith vs Fowler?

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