Beterbiev vs. Smith: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
Artur Beterbiev (King Artur) defends his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles against Callum Smith (Mundo). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBC | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| lHV w1 d4 | lHV w1 d7 | lHV w1 d1 |
| WBA | TheRing |
|---|---|
| sMD w1 d2 | sMD w1 d2 |
Date
This fight between Artur Beterbiev and Callum Smith will take place on at the Videotron Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tale of the Tape
At 191 cm, Callum Smith is the taller of the two by 11 cms; Artur Beterbiev is 180 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Smith also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Beterbiev's 185 cm. On top of that, Smith also has a 2 cm ape index advantage over Beterbiev.
Beterbiev is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 19-0 (19 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 22 days ago against Anthony Yarde, which he won via 8th round TKO.
Smith comes in with a record of 29-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 30 days ago against Mathieu Bauderlique, which he won via 4th round KO.
Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Beterbiev will be 38 years and 6 months old. Smith will be 33 years and 3 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 65-35 in favor of Artur Beterbiev. Here is the prediction for Beterbiev vs Smith.
Result
While we await the outcome of this fight, what is your prediction? Do you think Smith can beat Beterbiev? How do you think he beats Beterbiev? Or will Beterbiev win?