Benavidez vs Smith Jr

When is Benavidez vs Smith Jr?

David Benavidez could fight Joe Smith Jr in Late 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Benavidez vs Smith Jr stats

David Benavidez would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joe Smith Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Benavidez would have a slight advantage in power over Smith Jr, with a 85% knock out percentage over Smith Jr's 79%.

David Benavidez is the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Benavidez has a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith Jr. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both David Benavidez & Joe Smith Jr fight out of an orthodox stance.

Benavidez is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 year and 9 months later than Smith Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 16 less professional rounds, 130 to Smith Jr's 146.

Joe Smith Jr is currently ranked number 14 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Benavidez vs Smith Jr form

Benavidez remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Caleb Plant on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated David Lemieux on 21st May 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had beat Kyrone Davis on 13th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Footprint Center, Arizona.

Before that, he had won against Ronald Ellis on 13th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had beat Roamer Alexis Angulo on 15th August 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

Smith Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on 18th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Steve Geffrard on 15th January 2022 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maksim Vlasov on 10th April 2021 by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had defeated Eleider Alvarez on 22nd August 2020 by knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had beat Jesse Hart on 11th January 2020 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, David Benavidez has been fighting more than Joe Smith Jr.

David Benavidez last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Joe Smith Jr's last outing was 1 year, 6 months and 5 days ago.

Benavidez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Smith Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Benavidez vs Smith Jr?

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