Sosa vs Smith

Who won Sosa vs Smith?

Jason Sosa beat Stephen Smith by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 12th November 2016 at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Jason Sosa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

Sosa vs Smith stats

Back in November 2016, Jason Sosa stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 4  draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Stephen Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Sosa had a large advantage in power over Smith, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Smith's 58%.

Jason Sosa was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sosa. Despite this, he had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Sosa & Stephen Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sosa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 4 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 166 to Smith's 164.

Sosa vs Smith form

Jason Sosa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Javier Fortuna on 24th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Nicholas Walters on 19th December 2015 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jorge Pazos on 2nd October 2015 by knockout in the 6th round at 2300 Arena, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had won against Jerry Belmontes on 15th August 2015 by knockout in the 1st round at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

He had beat Santiago Bustos on 13th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Daniel Eduardo Brizuela on 29th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jose Pedraza on 16th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Devis Boschiero on 19th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Olympia, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Barrington Brown on 4th April 2015 by points in the 6th round at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle.

He had defeated Jacek Wylezol on 28th March 2015 by points in the 6th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Sosa had been fighting more than Stephen Smith.

Going to this contest, Jason Sosa had last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Stephen Smith's last outing had been 5 months and 14 days ago.

Sosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sosa vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sosa vs Smith?

Sosa vs Smith was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Sosa vs Smith?

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