Who won Smith vs Mwakinyo?

Liam Smith beat Hassan Mwakinyo by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 3rd September 2022 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 Dan Azeez was victorious over Shakan Pitters for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship and Natasha Jonas beat Patricia Berghult.

Smith vs Mwakinyo stats

Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw.

Hassan Mwakinyo made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

The stats suggested that Smith and Mwakinyo have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

Liam Smith was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mwakinyo.

Both Liam Smith & Hassan Mwakinyo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Mwakinyo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 110 more professional rounds, 228 to Mwakinyo's 118.

Liam Smith went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC and 2 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Smith vs Mwakinyo form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Jessie Vargas on 30th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Anthony Fowler on 9th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Kurbanov on 7th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Roberto Garcia on 20th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.

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

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Mwakinyo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Mwakinyo?

The Fite.tv PPV US show is expected to begin at 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Smith vs Mwakinyo?

Liam Smith was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while Hassan Mwakinyo made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.