Smith vs Saunders

When is Smith vs Saunders?

Callum Smith could face the challenge of Billy Joe Saunders in Autumn/Fall 2023 in 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, 1 loss and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggest Smith would have a large advantage in power over Saunders, boosting at 72% knock out percentage over Saunders' 47%.

Callum Smith is the same age as Billy Joe Saunders, at 33 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 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 8 months later than Saunders, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 70 less professional rounds, 152 to Saunders' 222.

Smith vs Saunders form

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

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

Previous to that, he had won against Lenin Castillo on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

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

Before that, he had beat John Ryder on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Hassan N’Dam on 1st June 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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 8th May 2021 by technical knockout 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Martin Murray on 4th December 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 9th November 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 beat Shefat Isufi on 18th May 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 22nd December 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 9 months and 16 days ago, while Billy Joe Saunders' last outing was 2 years and 28 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Saunders' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 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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