Smith vs Thompson

Who won Smith vs Thompson?

Liam Smith beat John Thompson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 10th, 2015, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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).

This contest was for the WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

Smith vs Thompson stats

Back in October 2015, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Thompson made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Thompson, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Thompson's 35%.

Liam Smith was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Smith.

Both Liam Smith and John Thompson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 145 more professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Thompson's 97.

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Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Thompson?

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