Smith vs Thompson

Who won Smith vs Thompson?

Liam Smith beat John Thompson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 10th October 2015 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.

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).

This contest was for the WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

Smith vs Thompson stats

Back in October 2015, Liam Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Thompson made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Smith had advantage in power over Thompson, with a 50% knock out percentage over Thompson's 35%.

Liam Smith was the same age as John Thompson, at 27 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Smith.

Both Liam Smith & John Thompson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 145 more professional rounds, 242 to Thompson's 97.

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Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Thompson?

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