Smith vs Golovkin

When is Smith vs Golovkin?

Callum Smith could face Gennady Golovkin in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

Smith vs Golovkin stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gennady Golovkin would make his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 37 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Golovkin would have advantage in power over Smith, with a 88% knock out percentage over Smith's 72%.

Callum Smith is the younger man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Smith has a height advantage of 5 inches over Golovkin. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Smith & Gennady Golovkin fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year and 6 months later than Golovkin, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He has fought 88 less professional rounds, 152 to Golovkin's 240.

Smith vs Golovkin form

Smith has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Mathieu Bauderlique on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Lenin Castillo on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had beat John Ryder on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had won against Hassan N’Dam on 1st June 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.

Golovkin has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Ryota Murata on 9th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kamil Szeremeta on 18th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Before that, he had won against Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Steve Rolls on 8th June 2019 by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Gennady Golovkin has been fighting more than Callum Smith.

Callum Smith last fought 9 months and 16 days ago, while Gennady Golovkin's last outing was 8 months and 19 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Golovkin's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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