Liam Smith was born in Liverpool, England on July 27, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 10, 2008 against Duncan Cottier. Smith defeated Cottier via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Smith became a world champion at the age of 27 after 21 professional fights. He challenged John Thompson for the vacant WBO super-welterweight title and stopped Thompson in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Smith's latest fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Chris Eubank Jr. at age 35, on September 2, 2023.
Some of Liam Smith's best fights so far have been against Chris Eubank Jr., Hassan Mwakinyo, Liam Williams, Anthony Fowler, Jimmy Kelly, Jason Welborn, and Mario Alberto Lozano. For a complete list of Smith's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Liam Smith".
Smith has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Liam Smith Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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38 | Sep 02, 2023 | 35 | Chris Eubank Jr. 33 32-3 | loss | TKO 10 |
37 | Jan 21, 2023 | 34 | Chris Eubank Jr. 33 32-2 | win | TKO 4 |
36 | Sep 03, 2022 | 34 | Hassan Mwakinyo 27 20-2 | win | TKO 4 |
35 | Apr 30, 2022 | 33 | Jessie Vargas 32 29-3-2 | win | TKO 10 |
34 | Oct 09, 2021 | 33 | Anthony Fowler 30 15-1 | win | TKO 8 |
33 | May 07, 2021 | 32 | Magomed Kurbanov 25 21-0 | loss | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 20, 2019 | 31 | Roberto García | win | UD 10 |
31 | Aug 24, 2019 | 31 | Mario Alberto Lozano 32 33-9 | win | TKO 7 |
30 | Mar 30, 2019 | 30 | Sam Eggington | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Jul 21, 2018 | 29 | Jaime Munguía 21 29-0 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Nov 11, 2017 | 29 | Liam Williams 25 16-1-1 | win | MD 12 |
27 | Apr 08, 2017 | 28 | Liam Williams 24 16-0-1 | win | RTD 9 |
26 | Mar 18, 2017 | 28 | Marian Cazacu | win | PTS 4 |
25 | Sep 17, 2016 | 28 | Canelo Álvarez 26 47-1-1 | loss | KO 9 |
24 | Jun 04, 2016 | 27 | Predrag Radošević | win | KO 2 |
23 | Dec 19, 2015 | 27 | Jimmy Kelly 23 16-0 | win | TKO 7 |
22 | Oct 10, 2015 | 27 | John Thompson | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Apr 18, 2015 | 26 | David Ezequiel Romero | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Mar 06, 2015 | 26 | Robert Talarek | win | TKO 8 |
19 | Oct 25, 2014 | 26 | Zoltan Sera | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jul 26, 2014 | 25 | Jason Welborn 28 15-2 | win | KO 6 |
17 | Dec 07, 2013 | 25 | Mark Thompson | win | TKO 4 |
16 | Sep 21, 2013 | 25 | Erick Ochieng | win | UD 12 |
15 | Jun 28, 2013 | 24 | Max Maxwell | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Dec 15, 2012 | 24 | Steve O'Meara | win | UD 12 |
13 | Nov 09, 2012 | 24 | Gary McMillan | win | UD 10 |
12 | Sep 21, 2012 | 24 | Dee Mitchell | win | PTS 6 |
11 | May 25, 2012 | 23 | Andrew Patterson | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Feb 25, 2012 | 23 | Paul Morby | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Oct 15, 2011 | 23 | Gerard Healy | win | KO 1 |
8 | Sep 17, 2011 | 23 | Barrie Jones | win | KO 3 |
7 | Dec 11, 2010 | 22 | Matt Scriven | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Sep 04, 2010 | 22 | Terry Caruthers | draw | PTS 4 |
5 | Mar 12, 2010 | 21 | Billy Smith | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Oct 30, 2009 | 21 | Darren Gethin | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Mar 14, 2009 | 20 | Kevin McCauley | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Dec 12, 2008 | 20 | John Van Emmenis | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Oct 10, 2008 | 20 | Duncan Cottier | win | PTS 4 |