Smith vs Galvan

Who won Smith vs Galvan?

Callum Smith beat Carlos Galvan by on Saturday, November 30th, 2024, at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Callum Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sunny Edwards losing to Galal Yafai for the WBC Interim World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Cameron Vuong beat Gavin Gwynne, Kieron Conway defeated Ryan Kelly for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight title, Conah Walker was victorious over Lewis Ritson, Troy Jones beat Michael Stephenson, Aaron Bowen defeated James Todd, Taylor Bevan was victorious over Greg O’Neill, and Ibraheem Sulaimaan beat Marvin Solano.

Smith vs Galvan stats

Callum Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Carlos Galvan made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 14 losses and 2 draws.

Callum Smith was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 7 inches over Galvan. That also extended to a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Smith and Carlos Galvan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 1 month later than Galvan, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Galvan's 152.

Callum Smith went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Smith vs Galvan 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 Artur Beterbiev on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Mathieu Bauderlique on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

He had defeated John Ryder on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Galvan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Galvan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Galvan?

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

What were the odds on Smith vs Galvan?

Callum Smith was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Galvan made his way into the ring at 25/1 (+2500) with oddsmakers.