Liam Smith (Beefy) challenges Canelo Álvarez' (Canelo) WBO super-welterweight belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBO |
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| sWL w1 d2 |
| WBA | WBC | TheRing |
|---|---|---|
| MD w1 d1 | MD w1 d1 | |
| sWL w1 d0 | sWL w1 d6 | sWL w1 d0 |
This fight between Liam Smith and Canelo Álvarez took place on at the AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
At 177 cm, Liam Smith is the taller of the two by 4 cms; Canelo Álvarez is 173 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Canelo has longer reach of 179 cm, which is 3 cms longer than Smith's 176 cm. Canelo also has a 7 cm ape index advantage over Smith.
Smith is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 23-0-1 (13 KOs). His last fight was 3 months and 13 days ago against Predrag Radošević, which he won via 2nd round KO.
Canelo comes in with a record of 47-1-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 10 days ago against Amir Khan, which he won via 6th round KO.Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Smith will be 28 years and 1 month old. Canelo will be 26 years and 1 month old.
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 51-49 in favor of Canelo Álvarez. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Smith vs. Canelo.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Liam Smith via 9th round KO to win the WBO super-welterweight title. Smith's undefeated record comes to an end, and Canelo advances his win streak to 6. Canelo is now 48-1-1, and Smith 23-1-1.