On April 30, 2022, Liam Smith (30-3-1, 17 KOs) and Jessie Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round super-welterweight bout.
Liam Smith is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Anthony Fowler, 6 months and 21 days ago. Jessie Vargas is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Mikey Garcia, 2 years, 2 months, and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Liam Smith at 99-1 winning odds. Jessie Vargas really doesn't have much to present against Smith.
Liam Smith stopped Jessie Vargas via TKO in the 10th round. Smith improves his record to 31-3-1 (18 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 29-4-2.