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 15th July 2017 at Forum in Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 92-97, 93-96, 92-97 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 the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

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

Joe Smith Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

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

Both Joe Smith Jr & 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 less professional rounds, 156 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 17th December 2016 by knockout in the 8th round at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Shujaa El Amin on 11th September 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 15th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Hakim Zoulikha on 25th July 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.