Smith vs Skoglund

Who won Smith vs Skoglund?

Callum Smith beat Erik Skoglund by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 16th, 2017, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Callum Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This was a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

Smith vs Skoglund stats

Back in September 2017, Callum Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Erik Skoglund made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws.

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

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Skoglund.

Both Callum Smith and Erik Skoglund fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 6 months later than Skoglund, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Skoglund's 182.

Callum Smith went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Erik Skoglund was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 168lb division.

Smith vs Skoglund form

Callum Smith had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Luke Blackledge on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Norbert Nemesapati on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cesar Hernan Reynoso on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Hadillah Mohoumadi on April 2, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Rocky Fielding on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Erik Skoglund had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ryno Liebenberg on April 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden.

Prior to that, he had defeated Derek Edwards on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping.

Going into that contest, he had won against Oleksandr Cherviak on September 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping.

Before that, he had defeated Glen Johnson on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark.

He had beaten Stefano Abatangelo on September 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at TAP 1, Copenhagen.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Callum Smith had been fighting more than Erik Skoglund.

Going into this contest, Callum Smith had last fought 9 months and 6 days ago, while Erik Skoglund's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 24 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Skoglund's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Skoglund start?

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

Who broadcast Smith vs Skoglund?

Smith vs Skoglund was broadcast on ITV 4 in the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Skoglund?

Callum Smith was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Erik Skoglund made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.