Who won Vargas vs L.Smith?
Liam Smith beat Jessie Vargas by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, April 30th, 2022, at Madison Square Garden, New York.
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 fight appeared on the undercard of Katie Taylor beating Amanda Serrano. Also on the undercard Reshat Mati defeated Joe Eli Hernandez, Franchon Crews Dezurn was victorious over Elin Cederroos, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams beat Chordale Booker, Galal Yafai defeated Miguel Cartagena, and Skye Nicolson was victorious over Shanecqua Paisley Davis.
Vargas vs L.Smith stats
Back in April 2022, Jessie Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Liam Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 38%.
Jessie Vargas was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.
Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Jessie Vargas and Liam Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.
Vargas was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 month earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Smith's 242.
Liam Smith was ranked number 5 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO in the 154lb division.
Vargas vs L.Smith form
Vargas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mikey Garcia on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Humberto Soto on April 26, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Forum, Inglewood.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Thomas Dulorme on October 6, 2018, by majority draw at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.
Before that, he had drawn with Adrien Broner on April 21, 2018, by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York.
He had beaten Aaron Herrera on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.
Smith had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Fowler on October 9, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Kurbanov on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Going into that contest, he had won against Roberto Garcia on December 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Mario Alberto Lozano on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico.
He had defeated Sam Eggington on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liam Smith had been fighting more than Jessie Vargas.
Going into this contest, Jessie Vargas had last fought 2 years, 2 months and 1 day ago, while Liam Smith's last outing had been 6 months and 21 days ago.
Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
What time did Vargas vs L.Smith start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Vargas vs L.Smith?
Vargas vs L.Smith was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Vargas vs L.Smith?
Jessie Vargas was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Liam Smith made his way into the ring at 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.
