Smith Jr vs Pena

Who won Smith Jr vs Pena?

Joe Smith Jr beat Fabiano Pena by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016, at Paramount Theatre, Huntington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith Jr vs Pena stats

Back in April 2016, Joe Smith Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fabiano Pena made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith Jr had a slight advantage in power over Pena, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Pena's 75%.

Joe Smith Jr was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Smith Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pena. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Smith Jr and Fabiano Pena fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Pena, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 92 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Pena's 64.

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Smith Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith Jr vs Pena?

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