Williams vs Smith

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

Back in April 2017, 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 25 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 95 less professional rounds, 147 to Smith's 242.

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 all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Gabor Gorbics on 26th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beat Gustavo Alberto Sanchez on 4th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had defeated Kris Carslaw on 19th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Welterweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Michael Lomax on 24th November 2014 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Welterweight championship fight at Hilton Hotel, Mayfair.

Liam Smith had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on 17th September 2016 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Predrag Radosevic on 4th June 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly on 19th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against John Thompson on 10th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beat David Ezequiel Romero on 18th April 2015 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liam Smith had been fighting more than Liam Williams.

Going to this contest, Liam Williams had last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while Liam Smith's last outing had been 6 months and 22 days ago.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 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.