Dalton Smith vs Maxwell

Who won Dalton Smith vs Maxwell?

Dalton Smith beat Sam Maxwell by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 1st July 2023 at Utilita Arena in Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Price vs Beech Jnr.

Dalton Smith vs Maxwell stats

Back in July 2023, Dalton Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Sam Maxwell made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Dalton Smith was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Maxwell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Dalton Smith & Sam Maxwell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 year and 7 months later than Maxwell, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 93 to Maxwell's 109.

Dalton Smith vs Maxwell form

Smith remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Billy Allington on 18th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Kaisee Benjamin on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beat Sam O’Maison on 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had defeated Ray Moylette on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire.

He had won against Lee Appleyard on 15th May 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Maxwell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alejandro Meneses on 22nd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Akeem Ennis-Brown on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight and BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had beat Ben Fields on 26th March 2021 by points in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Before that, he had won against Joe Hughes on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had beat Connor Parker on 30th November 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dalton Smith had been fighting more than Sam Maxwell.

Going to this contest, Dalton Smith had last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while Sam Maxwell's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 9 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Maxwell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Dalton Smith vs Maxwell start?

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

Who broadcast Dalton Smith vs Maxwell?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Dalton Smith vs Maxwell?

Dalton Smith was a 1/10 (-1100) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Maxwell made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+690) with oddsmakers.