Smith vs Dawson

Who won Smith vs Dawson?

Mitchell Smith beat Arnie Dawson by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 98-91, 98-91 in favor of winner Mitchell Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joseph Parker losing to Fabio Wardley for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Juergen Uldedaj beat Rolly Lambert Fogoum, Danny Quartermaine was overcome by Royston Barney Smith, and Ezra Taylor was victorious over Steed Woodall.

Smith vs Dawson stats

Mitchell Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Arnie Dawson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 0 draws.

Mitchell Smith was the older man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Both Mitchell Smith and Arnie Dawson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 11 years and 5 months earlier than Dawson, whose first professional fight was in 2023. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Dawson's 46.

Smith vs Dawson 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 lost to George Jupp on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Dennis Tubieron on July 24, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cristian Palma on May 9, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Antonio Horvatic on March 27, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Zoltan Kovacs on November 29, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ExCel Arena, London.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years, 10 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 2 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Dawson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Dawson?

Smith vs Dawson was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Dawson?

Mitchell Smith was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Arnie Dawson made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-180) with oddsmakers.