Smith vs McKenna

Who won Smith vs McKenna?

Aaron McKenna beat Liam Smith by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 118-108, 117-109 in favor of winner Aaron McKenna.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr beating Conor Benn. Also on the undercard Anthony Yarde beat Lyndon Arthur, Cheavon Clarke was overcome by Viddal Riley for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight title, and Chris Billam-Smith was victorious over Brandon Glanton.

Smith vs McKenna stats

Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Aaron McKenna made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Smith had a slight advantage in power over McKenna, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to McKenna's 53%.

Liam Smith was the older man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

McKenna had a height advantage of 4 inches over Smith. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Smith and Aaron McKenna fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 9 years and 1 month earlier than McKenna, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 148 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to McKenna's 106.

Liam Smith went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC at middleweight.

Aaron McKenna was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Smith vs McKenna form

Liam Smith had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Eubank Jr on September 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Chris Eubank Jr on January 21, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hassan Mwakinyo on September 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Jessie Vargas on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had beaten Anthony Fowler on October 9, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

McKenna's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs McKenna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM BST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs McKenna?

Smith vs McKenna was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs McKenna?

Liam Smith was a 29/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Aaron McKenna made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.