On April 8, 2017, Liam Williams (16-0-1, 11 KOs) and Liam Smith (24-1-1, 13 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round super-welterweight bout.
Liam Williams is coming in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Gabor Görbics, 4 months and 13 days ago. Liam Smith is on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Marian Cazacu, 21 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Liam Williams at 51.4-48.6, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Williams has a slightly better chance of winning, but Smith could also certainly pull it off.
Liam Smith stopped Liam Williams via RTD in the 9th round. Smith improves his record to 25-1-1 (14 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 16-1-1.