Smalls vs Vazquez

Who won Smalls vs Vazquez?

Tahmir Smalls beat Jose Roman Vazquez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 11th, 2025, at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 96-93, 95-94 in favor of winner Tahmir Smalls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beating Uisma Lima for the WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Alexis Barriere lost to Guido Vianello, and Zaquin Moses defeated Antonio Dunton El Jr.

Smalls vs Vazquez stats

Tahmir Smalls stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Roman Vazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smalls had a large advantage in power over Vazquez, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Vazquez's 43%.

Tahmir Smalls was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Vazquez had a height advantage of 5 inches over Smalls.

Both Tahmir Smalls and Jose Roman Vazquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smalls was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 11 months later than Vazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Vazquez's 86.

Jose Roman Vazquez was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Roman Vazquez had been fighting more than Tahmir Smalls.

Going into this contest, Tahmir Smalls had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Jose Roman Vazquez's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.

What time did Smalls vs Vazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Smalls vs Vazquez?

Smalls vs Vazquez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Smalls vs Vazquez?

Tahmir Smalls was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Roman Vazquez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.