On December 19, 2015, Liam Smith (21-0-1, 11 KOs), the super-welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow British challenger, Jimmy Kelly (16-0, 7 KOs).
Liam Smith is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over John Thompson, 2 months and 9 days ago. Jimmy Kelly is on a 16-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Martin Fidel Rios, 2 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Liam Smith at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Kelly really doesn't have much to present against Smith.
Liam Smith stopped Jimmy Kelly via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-welterweight title. Smith improves his record to 22-0-1 (12 KOs), while Kelly adds a loss to his record at 16-1.