Mar 30 2019
Saturday

Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom

12 rounds contest @ Super Welterweight
26-2-1
TKO 5
TKO 5
24-5-0

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The tape

34
Age
29
5' 9" / 176 cm
Height
5' 11" / 180 cm
N/A
Reach
71.7" / 182 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDMDRTDPTSKO
Form
PTSTKOTKOTKOSD
26
Wins
24
14
By KO
15
54
KO%
63
2
Loses
5
1
Draws
0
2008
Debut
2012

Tape rankings @ Super Welterweight

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The Ring
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WBA
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WBC
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13
WBO
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IBF
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Liam Smith vs Sam Eggington report

Who won Smith vs Eggington?

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

Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Liam Smith was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith.

Both Liam Smith & 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 15 less professional rounds, 232 to Eggington's 247.

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

Smith vs Eggington form

Sam Eggington had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

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

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

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

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

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

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Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 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) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Eggington made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.

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