Williams vs Smith

Who won Williams vs Smith?

Julian Williams beat Ishe Smith by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 18th, 2017, at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Julian Williams.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Williams vs Smith stats

Back in November 2017, Julian Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Ishe Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws.

Julian Williams was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Williams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Julian Williams and Ishe Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 years and 9 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 62 fewer professional rounds, totaling 205 compared to Smith's 267.

Julian Williams went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Williams vs Smith form

Williams 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 lost to Jermall Charlo on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Marcello Matano on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luciano Leonel Cuello on September 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Before that, he had won against Arman Ovsepyan on June 13, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Joey Hernandez on April 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Williams vs Smith?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by Bounce.

What were the odds on Williams vs Smith?

Julian Williams was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Ishe Smith made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.