Joe “The Beast” Smith Jr. once again lived up to his moniker. The Long Island native, nearly four years since he knocked Bernard Hopkins through the ropes, knocked out Eleider “Storm” Alvarez in the ninth round of a WBO light heavyweight world title eliminator.
JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR.’s (now 26-3 21KO’s) WBO Light Heavyweight World Title Eliminator against ELEIDER “STORM” ALVAREZ (now 25-2 13KO’s) on ESPN+, ended in absolutely thrilling fashion, last night, as the upset-minded Smith Jr.
Saturday’s boxing schedule is jammed-packed from across the pond in the United Kingdom to back here in the states as well.
After so many weeks, months (it seems like years) since we fight fans were treated to as hectic a boxing schedule like the one we are looking forward to tomorrow night, it’s kinda tough getting reacquainted with the good stuff we will soon have upon us in just one night.
TOMORROW at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT live on ESPN+ – from the MGM Grand Conference Center – Grand Ballroom (Las Vegas)
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Long Island’s JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR (25-3 20KO’s) and Montreal’s ELEIDER “STORM” ALVAREZ (23-1 13KO’s) both made landfall in Las Vegas, and will meet for the first time, socially distanced of course, at the official press-conference ahead of their WBO World Title Eliminator on ESPN+ this Saturday night (8/22).
Light Heavyweight Thunder: Alvarez and Smith Ready for Saturday Night Showdown – ESPN+ stream to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m.
A short while ago, Canelo Alvarez vacated the WBO light-heavyweight title he won from Sergey Kovalev, and now another guy called Alvarez, who also holds a win over Kovalev, could be in line to fight for it and try and regain it.
Former light heavyweight world champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez scored a devastating seventh-round knockout over Michael “Cannon Hands” Seals from a quick, hard overhand right that Seals was unable to get up from, and referee Danny Schiavone stopped the bout, as he reached the count of eight with Seals still on the canvas, just as the round ended.
The first man to land his Sunday punch was going to win the fight. Former world champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez returned from a nearly one-year layoff to knock out Michael “Cannon Handz” Seals with a single overhand right at the end of the seventh round Saturday evening at Turning Stone Resort Casino.