Smith Jr vs Williams

When is Smith Jr vs Williams?

Joe Smith Jr is set to fight Devonte Williams on Thursday, February 13th, 2025, at Paramount Theatre, Huntington.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit will be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Smith Jr vs Williams stats

Joe Smith Jr steps into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Devonte Williams will make his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Smith Jr has a massive power advantage over Williams, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Williams' 46%.

Joe Smith Jr is the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Williams has a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith Jr.

Both Joe Smith Jr and Devonte Williams fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith Jr is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 93 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Williams' 63.

Joe Smith Jr goes into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at cruiserweight.

Smith Jr vs Williams form

Smith Jr has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on October 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on June 18, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Steve Geffrard on January 15, 2022, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Maksim Vlasov on April 10, 2021, by majority decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Osage Casino, Oklahoma.

He had won against Eleider Alvarez on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Smith Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time does Smith Jr vs Williams start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Paramount Theatre, Huntington, United States, which is around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What are the odds on Smith Jr vs Williams?

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