Smith vs Kelly

Who won Smith vs Kelly?

Liam Smith beat ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 19th December 2015 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

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).

This contest was for the WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

Smith vs Kelly stats

Back in December 2015, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Smith had a slight advantage in power over Kelly, with a 52% knock out percentage over Kelly's 44%.

Liam Smith was the older man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 3 inches over Smith.

Both Liam Smith & ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, 242 to Kelly's 172.

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Smith's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Kelly?

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