Smith Jr vs Barrera

Who won Smith Jr vs Barrera?

Sullivan Barrera beat Joe Smith Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 15th, 2017, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 96-93, 97-92 in favor of winner Sullivan Barrera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith Jr vs Barrera stats

Back in July 2017, Joe Smith Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sullivan Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith Jr had a slight advantage in power over Barrera, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 74%.

Joe Smith Jr was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Barrera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith Jr. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Smith Jr and Sullivan Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith Jr's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Barrera's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 months later than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Barrera's 160.

Smith Jr vs Barrera form

Smith Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bernard Hopkins on December 17, 2016, by knockout in the 8th round at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Andrzej Fonfara on June 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fabiano Pena on April 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Paramount Theatre, Huntington.

Before that, he had defeated Will Rosinsky on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Shujaa El Amin on September 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Paramount Theatre, Huntington.

Sullivan Barrera had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Felix Valera on April 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vyacheslav Shabranskyy on December 16, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Andre Ward on March 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Oracle Arena, Oakland.

Before that, he had beaten Karo Murat on December 12, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Civic Auditorium, Glendale.

He had won against Hakim Zoulikha on July 25, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Smith Jr had been fighting more than Sullivan Barrera.

Going into this contest, Joe Smith Jr had last fought 6 months and 28 days ago, while Sullivan Barrera's last outing had been 3 months ago.

Smith Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Barrera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Smith Jr vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Smith Jr vs Barrera?

Smith Jr vs Barrera was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Smith Jr vs Barrera?

Joe Smith Jr was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Sullivan Barrera made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.