Lejarraga vs Smith

Who won Lejarraga vs Smith?

Kerman Lejarraga beat Jez Smith by knockout in the 7th round on Friday, April 23rd, 2021, at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sandor Martin beating Kay Prospere. Also on the undercard Andoni Gago beat Gavin McDonnell.

Lejarraga vs Smith stats

Back in April 2021, Kerman Lejarraga stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jez Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lejarraga had a massive power advantage over Smith, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 42%.

Kerman Lejarraga was the older man by 32 years, at 29 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lejarraga.

Both Kerman Lejarraga and Jez Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Lejarraga was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 6 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 89 more professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Smith's 91.

Kerman Lejarraga went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Lejarraga vs Smith form

Lejarraga had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tyrone Nurse on August 8, 2020, by points in the 10th round at Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Andalucía, Spain.

Prior to that, he had won against Anderson Clayton on November 30, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by David Avanesyan on September 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Before that, he had lost to David Avanesyan on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

He had beaten Frankie Gavin on November 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at BEC Bizkaia Arena, País Vasco.

Activity check

Lejarraga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Lejarraga vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM UTC at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lejarraga vs Smith?

Lejarraga vs Smith was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Lejarraga vs Smith?

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