The Liam Smith vs. Anthony Fowler fight card will take place on Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m. for UK fans and 2:00 p.m. ET for those in New York City and on the East Coast. Smith and Fowler are set to make their ringwalks at approximately 10:00 p.m, although that depends on the length of the earlier bouts.
WHEN IS SMITH VS. FOWLER, FIGHT DATE, START TIME
Date: Saturday, October 9
Main card: 7:00 p.m. BST
Full undercard for Smith vs. Fowler junior middlweight fight in Liverpool
We take a look at what to expect from the full card as Anthony Fowler fights Liam Smith in a junior middlweight title bout on Saturday afternoon.We get a battle of British contenders on Saturday afternoon as fight fans prepare for Saturday evening’s heavyweight battle between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Anthony Fowler and Liam Smith top a card out of Liverpool, England with Fowler’s WBA International junior middleweight title on the line.
The main event will start sometime in the 5 p.m. ET hour. The main card starts at 2 p.m. and will air via live stream on DAZN.
It’s a busy card and should be a fun environment. Fowler and Smith are both Liverpool-natives so the crowd could be split pretty evenly. The card also features Ted Cheeseman putting his British junior middleweight title on the line vs. Troy Williamson. British Olympian Peter McGrail is making his pro debut on the card, facing Ed Harrison in a junior lightweight bout.
Full Card for Fowler vs. Smith
Anthony Fowler vs. Liam Smith, for Fowler’s WBA International junior middleweight
Ted Cheeseman vs. Troy Williamson, for Cheeseman’s British junior middleweight title
Shannon Courtenay vs. Jamie Mitchell, for vacant WBA World bantamweight title
Peter McGrail vs. Ed Harrison, junior lightweight
Kieron Conway vs. JJ Metcalf, junior middleweight
Luke Willis vs. Rylan Charlton, lightweight
Solomon Dacres vs. Kamil Sokolowski, heavyweight
Robbie Davis Jr., vs. Jonny Phillips, junior welterweight
Blane Hyland vs. Santiago San Eusebio, bantamweightLiam Smith and Anthony Fowler are set to face off in Liverpool tonight.
Former WBO light-middleweight champion Smith is to take on his fellow Liverpudlian on a stacked card in the pair’s home city.
Smith is set to fight Taylor in the pair’s home city of Liverpool
Smith is set to fight Taylor in the pair’s home city of Liverpool
Smith (29-3-1, 16 KO) is looking to bounce back from a controversial defeat in Russia against Magomed Kurbanov in May.
Fowler (15-1, 12 KO), meanwhile, has won six in a row since an upset loss by split decision to Scott Fitzgerald in 2019.
Fowler tipped the scales at 153 ¾ lbs, while Smith weighed in right on the 154 lb mark.
Smith vs Fowler: Date, time and stream
This super-welterweight fight will take place on Saturday, October 9.
It is being held at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
The ring walks for the 12-round contest are expected at around 10pm.
Smith vs Fowler will be broadcast live on DAZN which costs £7.99 per month to sign up and watch for subscribers.
Smith lost his super-welterweight title to Canelo Alvarez in 2016
Anthony Fowler in action during a public workout at Grand Central Hall
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Anthony Fowler in action during a public workout at Grand Central Hall
Smith vs Fowler: Undercard
Ted Cheeseman will defend his British super-welterweight title against unbeaten Troy Williamson.
Shannon Courtenay has been stripped of her WBA bantamweight world title after missing weight for her first defence on Friday.
The 7-1 fighter was set to face America’s Jamie Mitchell in Liverpool on Saturday, but released a statement explaining that the unexpected start of her menstrual cycle caused her to gain weight suddenly.
MAIN EVENT: Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler
Ted Cheeseman vs Troy Williamson
Shannon Courtenay vs Jamie Mitchell
Kieron Conway vs JJ Metcalf
Luke Willis vs Rylan Charlton
Solomon Dacres vs Kamil Sokolowski
Blane Hyland vs Santiago San Eusebio
Pete McGrail vs TBA
Anthony Fowler hit the canvas for the first time in his career in his loss to Fitzgerald
Anthony Fowler hit the canvas for the first time in his career in his loss to Fitzgerald
What has been said?
Smith: “I’ve never lost to a domestic fighter as a pro. I’ll beat Anthony Fowler; I’ll never lose to a domestic fighter. That’s a good little record to have.
“I turned pro and I’ve had 30-odd fights and I’ve never lost to a Brit. If I beat Fowler, I’m not going to fight another domestic fighter again, unless it’s a [Chris] Eubank or someone like that.
“I’m confident that I beat Anthony Fowler every day of the week and twice on Sunday. If I turn up at 100% then I beat Anthony Fowler.
“The way I see the fight going, it’ll be competitive early doors and then experience, cuteness and everything else will come on. I’ll stop him down the straight.”
Smith was stopped in the ninth round following a vicious body shot from Canelo
Smith was stopped in the ninth round following a vicious body shot from Canelo
Promoter Eddie Hearn: “This is the biggest night of boxing we’ve ever put on in Liverpool. The biggest Saturday night fight card we’ve put on since I’ve promoted boxing.
“This fight is a fight that quite frankly I hadn’t even thought of a couple of months ago. Liam Smith went to Russia and was robbed in a fight which should have taken him on to challenge for a world title.
“Anthony Fowler has improved and improved under the tutelage of Shane McGuigan and wants all the big challenges.”
“I’m confident that I beat Anthony Fowler every day of the week and twice on Sunday. If I turn up at 100% then I beat Anthony Fowler. The way I see the fight going, it’ll be competitive early doors and then experience, cuteness and everything else will come on. I’ll stop him down the straight. “