Smith vs Allington

Who won Smith vs Allington?

Dalton Smith beat Billy Allington by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 18th February 2023 at Nottingham Arena in 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 and Gamal Yafai was defeated by Diego Alberto Ruiz.

Smith vs Allington stats

Dalton Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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, boosting at 77% knock out percentage over Allington's 0%.

Dalton Smith was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

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

Smith was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 7 months earlier than Allington, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 86 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 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Sam O’Maison on 6th August 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 beat Ray Moylette on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire.

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

He had beat Ishmael Ellis on 13th February 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, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 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 Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Smith vs Allington?

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