Smith vs Mwakinyo

Who won Smith vs Mwakinyo?

Liam Smith beat Hassan Mwakinyo by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, at Echo Arena, 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

Back in September 2022, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

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

Liam Smith was the older man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mwakinyo. Despite this, Mwakinyo had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Smith and 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 109 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Mwakinyo's 145.

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 beaten Jessie Vargas on April 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Anthony Fowler on October 9, 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 May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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

He had beaten Mario Alberto Lozano on August 24, 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 and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 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 TrillerTV PPV US show began at 10:00 AM EST / 7:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Smith vs Mwakinyo?

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