Smith vs Blackledge

Who won Smith vs Blackledge?

Callum Smith beat Luke Blackledge by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Smith vs Blackledge stats

Back in December 2016, Callum Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luke Blackledge made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith had a massive power advantage over Blackledge, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Blackledge's 32%.

Callum Smith was the same age as Luke Blackledge, at 26 years old.

Both Callum Smith and Luke Blackledge fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years later than Blackledge, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 136 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Blackledge's 28.

Smith vs Blackledge form

Smith had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Norbert Nemesapati on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Cesar Hernan Reynoso on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hadillah Mohoumadi on April 2, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Rocky Fielding on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Christopher Rebrasse on June 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

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