Who won Williams vs Smith?

Liam Smith beat Liam Williams by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 8th April 2017 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Williams vs Smith stats

Liam Williams stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Liam Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Williams had advantage in power over Smith, with a 69% knock out percentage over Smith's 54%.

Liam Williams was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Williams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith.

Both Liam Williams & Liam Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 year and 1 month later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 85 less professional rounds, 147 to Smith's 232.

Liam Williams went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO and 9 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Liam Smith was ranked number 12 by the WBC and 4 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Williams vs Smith form

Liam Williams had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mark Heffron on 22nd December 2018 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Liam Smith on 11th November 2017 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Liam Smith on 8th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Gabor Gorbics on 26th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

He had beat Gary Corcoran on 16th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Smith start?

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

Who broadcast Williams vs Smith?

Williams vs Smith was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Williams vs Smith?

Liam Williams was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Liam Smith made his way into the ring at 51/50 (+100) with oddsmakers.