Smith vs Allington

Who won Smith vs Allington?

Dalton Smith beat Billy Allington by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 18th, 2023, at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 119-108, 119-108 in favor of winner Dalton Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Leigh Wood losing to Mauricio Lara for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Gary Cully defeated Wilfredo Flores, Gamal Yafai was defeated by Diego Alberto Ruiz, and Cheavon Clarke beat Israel Duffus.

Smith vs Allington stats

Back in February 2023, Dalton Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Billy Allington made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws.

The stats suggested Smith had a massive power advantage over Allington, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Allington's 0%.

Dalton Smith was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Both Dalton Smith and Billy Allington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 6 months later than Allington, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Allington's 96.

Smith vs Allington form

Smith remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kaisee Benjamin on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sam O’Maison on August 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ray Moylette on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had won against Lee Appleyard on May 15, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Ishmael Ellis on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 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 vs Allington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Allington?

Smith vs Allington was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Allington?

Dalton Smith was a 1/40 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Billy Allington made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.