Ward vs Smith

Who won Ward vs Smith?

Andre Ward beat Paul Smith by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 20th, 2015, at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Ward vs Smith stats

Back in June 2015, Andre Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Paul Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith had a slight advantage in power over Ward, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 52%.

Andre Ward was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. Despite this, Smith had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Andre Ward and Paul Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 1 year and 8 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 238 more professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Smith's 0.

Activity check

Ward's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Oracle Arena, Oakland, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Smith?

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