Smith vs Lozano

Who won Smith vs Lozano?

Liam Smith beat Mario Alberto Lozano by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada beating Dewayne Beamon for the WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Filip Hrgovic defeated Mario Heredia.

Smith vs Lozano stats

Back in August 2019, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mario Alberto Lozano made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lozano had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 56%.

Liam Smith was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Both Liam Smith and Mario Alberto Lozano fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 7 months later than Lozano, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 242 compared to Lozano's 258.

Liam Smith went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Smith vs Lozano form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sam Eggington on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam Williams on November 11, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

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

He had lost to 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.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Lozano's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Lozano start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM UTC at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Lozano?

Liam Smith was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Mario Alberto Lozano made his way into the ring at 1033/100 (+1000) with oddsmakers.