Smith vs Eggington

Who won Smith vs Eggington?

Liam Smith beat Sam Eggington by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Also on the undercard Joe Hughes was defeated by Robbie Davies Jnr for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship, David Price beat Kash Ali, and Anthony Fowler was overcome by Scott Fitzgerald.

Smith vs Eggington stats

Back in March 2019, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sam Eggington made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Eggington had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 54%.

Liam Smith was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Smith and Sam Eggington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Eggington's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Eggington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 26 fewer professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Eggington's 268.

Liam Smith went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Smith vs Eggington form

Smith had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jaime Munguia on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Liam Williams on November 11, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Liam Williams on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on September 17, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

He had defeated Predrag Radosevic on June 4, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Sam Eggington had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mohamed Mimoune on October 7, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ceferino Rodriguez on May 13, 2017, by knockout in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Paulie Malignaggi on March 4, 2017, by knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Frankie Gavin on October 22, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK.

He had won against Daza Usher on July 30, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Eggington had been fighting more than Liam Smith.

Going into this contest, Liam Smith had last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Sam Eggington's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 23 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Eggington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Eggington?

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

What were the odds on Smith vs Eggington?

Liam Smith was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Sam Eggington made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.