Smith vs Zepeda

Who won Smith vs Zepeda?

Dalton Smith beat Jose Zepeda by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 23rd March 2024 at Utilita in 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, Connan Murray beat Edgar Kemsky and Leli Buttigieg defeated Bartlomiej Stryczek.

Smith vs Zepeda stats

Dalton Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

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

Dalton Smith was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zepeda. Despite this, Zepeda had 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 year and 4 months later than Zepeda, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 99 less professional rounds, 98 to Zepeda's 197.

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 1st July 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Kaisee Benjamin on 12th November 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 6th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

He had beat Ray Moylette on 26th March 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 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Neeraj Goyat on 25th March 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 26th November 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 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico.

He had defeated Josue Vargas on 30th October 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Smith vs Zepeda?

Dalton Smith was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Zepeda made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.