Smith vs Saunders

When is Smith vs Saunders?

Callum Smith could face the challenge of Billy Joe Saunders in Early 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Smith vs Saunders stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Billy Joe Saunders would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Smith would have a large advantage in power over Saunders, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Saunders' 47%.

Callum Smith is the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Smith has a height advantage of 4 inches over Saunders. This also extends to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Callum Smith fights out of the orthodox stance, while Billy Joe Saunders is a southpaw.

Smith is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months later than Saunders, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Saunders' 222.

Smith vs Saunders form

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

In his last fight, he lost to Artur Beterbiev on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Mathieu Bauderlique on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

He had defeated John Ryder on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Saunders has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 8, 2021, by unanimous decision in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Martin Murray on December 4, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcelo Esteban Coceres on November 9, 2019, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Shefat Isufi on May 18, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

He had won against Charles Adamu on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Callum Smith has been fighting more than Billy Joe Saunders.

Callum Smith last fought 1 year and 9 days ago, while Billy Joe Saunders' last outing was 3 years, 8 months and 14 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 30 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Saunders' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

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