Smith vs Appleyard

Who won Smith vs Appleyard?

Dalton Smith beat Lee Appleyard by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Joshua Buatsi beating Daniel Blenda Dos Santos. Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards beat Giovanni De Carolis, Gamal Yafai was overcome by Jason Cunningham, and Tommy McCarthy was victorious over Alexandru Jur.

Smith vs Appleyard stats

Back in May 2021, Dalton Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lee Appleyard made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith had a massive power advantage over Appleyard, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Appleyard's 31%.

Dalton Smith was the younger man by 10 years, at 24 years old.

Appleyard had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith.

Both Dalton Smith and Lee Appleyard fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years later than Appleyard, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 53 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Appleyard's 151.

Activity check

Smith's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Appleyard start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Appleyard?

Smith vs Appleyard was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Smith vs Appleyard?

Dalton Smith was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Lee Appleyard made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.