Smith vs Castillo

Who won Smith vs Castillo?

Callum Smith beat Lenin Castillo by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Lawrence Okolie beat Dilan Prasovic for the WBO World Cruiserweight belt, and Maxim Prodan was overcome by Florian Marku.

Smith vs Castillo stats

Back in September 2021, Callum Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lenin Castillo made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Castillo had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 70%.

Callum Smith was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Castillo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Smith and Lenin Castillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months later than Castillo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Castillo's 107.

Callum Smith went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Smith vs Castillo form

Smith had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Nieky Holzken on February 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Bayern, Germany.

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Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Castillo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Castillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Castillo?

Smith vs Castillo 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 Castillo?

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