Glover vs Smith

Who won Glover vs Smith?

Chris Billam-Smith beat Craig Glover by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Callum Smith beating John Ryder for the WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard James Tennyson defeated Craig Evans, Anthony Fowler was victorious over Harry Scarff, and Tom Farrell lost to Sean Dodd.

Glover vs Smith stats

Back in November 2019, Craig Glover stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Billam-Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Billam Smith had a slight advantage in power over Glover, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Glover's 80%.

Craig Glover was the same age as Chris Billam-Smith, at 29 years old.

Billam Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Glover.

Both Craig Glover and Chris Billam-Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Glover was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Billam Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 99 fewer professional rounds, totaling 41 compared to Billam Smith's 140.

Activity check

Billam Smith's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Glover vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 12:00 PM EST or 9:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Glover vs Smith?

Glover vs Smith was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Glover vs Smith?

Craig Glover was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Billam-Smith made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.