Smith vs Bauderlique

Who won Smith vs Bauderlique?

Callum Smith beat Mathieu Bauderlique by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, August 20th, 2022, at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Filip Hrgovic defeated Zhilei Zhang, Badou Jack was victorious over Richard Rivera, Ben Whittaker beat Petar Nosic, and Andrew Tabiti defeated James Wilson.

Smith vs Bauderlique stats

Back in August 2022, Callum Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mathieu Bauderlique made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Bauderlique, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Bauderlique's 57%.

Callum Smith was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bauderlique.

Callum Smith fought out of the orthodox stance, while Mathieu Bauderlique was a southpaw.

Smith was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year later than Bauderlique, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Bauderlique's 114.

Callum Smith went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Mathieu Bauderlique was ranked number 2 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Bauderlique form

Smith had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John Ryder on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Hassan N’Dam on June 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had won against George Groves on September 28, 2018, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Bauderlique start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Smith vs Bauderlique?

Smith vs Bauderlique was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Smith vs Bauderlique?

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