Smith vs Zepeda

Who won Smith vs Zepeda?

Dalton Smith beat Jose Zepeda by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024, at Utilita, Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Sandy Ryan beat Terri Harper, Ishmael Davis defeated Troy Williamson, Liam Cameron was victorious over Hussein Itaba, James Flint beat Campbell Hatton, Leli Buttigieg defeated Bartlomiej Stryczek, and Connan Murray was victorious over Edgar Kemsky.

Smith vs Zepeda stats

Back in March 2024, Dalton Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jose Zepeda made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Dalton Smith was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

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

Dalton Smith fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jose Zepeda was a southpaw.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years and 4 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 101 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Zepeda's 199.

Dalton Smith went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC at super lightweight.

Smith vs Zepeda form

Smith remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sam Maxwell on July 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Billy Allington on February 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kaisee Benjamin on November 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Sam O’Maison on August 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

He had beaten Ray Moylette on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Richardson Hitchins on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Neeraj Goyat on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Domo Alcalde, Guadalajara, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Regis Prograis on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Javier Perez on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico.

He had defeated Josue Vargas on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dalton Smith had been fighting more than Jose Zepeda.

Going into this contest, Dalton Smith had last fought 8 months and 22 days ago, while Jose Zepeda's last outing had been 6 months ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Zepeda start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM GMT at Utilita, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Smith vs Zepeda?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Smith vs Zepeda?

Dalton Smith was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Zepeda made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.