Ergashev vs Smith

Who won Ergashev vs Smith?

Julian Smith beat Shohjahon Ergashev by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 95-94 in favor of winner Julian Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vanessa Lepage Joanisse losing to Claressa Shields. Also on the undercard Michel Rivera defeated Hugo Alberto Roldan, and Ernesto Mercado was victorious over Hector Edgardo Sarmiento.

Ergashev vs Smith stats

Back in July 2024, Shohjahon Ergashev stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Julian Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Shohjahon Ergashev was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Ergashev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith.

Both Shohjahon Ergashev and Julian Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ergashev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Smith's 56.

Shohjahon Ergashev went into the fight ranked number 13 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Julian Smith was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Ergashev vs Smith form

Ergashev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Juan Huertas on March 28, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Subriel Matias on November 25, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Luis Alberto Veron on May 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Before that, he had beaten Adrian Estrella on January 17, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa.

He had won against Abdiel Ramirez on August 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Activity check

Ergashev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ergashev vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:20 PM EST / 7:20 PM PST at Little Ceasars Arena, Detroit, United States, which was around 3:20 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ergashev vs Smith?

Ergashev vs Smith was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ergashev vs Smith?

Shohjahon Ergashev was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Julian Smith made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.