Williams vs Smith

Who won Williams vs Smith?

Julian Williams beat Ishe Smith by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 18th November 2017 at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Julian Williams.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Williams vs Smith stats

Back in November 2017, Julian Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Ishe Smith made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws.

Julian Williams was the younger man by 11 years, at 28 years old.

Williams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Julian Williams & Ishe Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 year and 9 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 203 to Smith's 267.

Julian Williams went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Williams vs Smith form

Williams 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 lost to Jermall Charlo on 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Marcello Matano on 5th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Going into that contest, he had beat Luciano Leonel Cuello on 22nd September 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Before that, he had won against Arman Ovsepyan on 13th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

He had beat Joey Hernandez on 4th April 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Williams vs Smith?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by Bounce.

What were the odds on Williams vs Smith?

Julian Williams was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Ishe Smith made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.