Although Artur Beterbiev is a significant favourite to defeat rival light-heavyweight champ Joe Smith Jr on Saturday night when they collide at Madison Square Garden (of the 20 experts polled by RingTV.com,
IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev is going into Saturday’s 175-lb unification clash against WBO champion Joe Smith Jr with only two fights under his belt since unifying in 2019 against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. will be meeting up this Saturday night in a unification fight at light heavyweight in a match-up that figures to end by a knockout at Madison Square Garden.
Teddy Atlas wants David Benavidez to face the winner of the light heavyweight unification fight between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr in his next fight.
WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. is already looking beyond his June 18th unification with IBF/WBC champion Artur Beterbiev next month towards a hoped-for undisputed match against WBA champion Dmitry Bivol.
Trainer/manager Eddy Reynoso says Canelo Alvarez will fight the winner of this summer’s unification fight between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr.
IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) and WBO champ Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) have accepted terms for a June 18th contest potentially at Madison Square Garden in New York in a Top Rank-promoted show on ESPN.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr.’s light heavyweight unification fight will be taking place in June with the winner to face either Canelo Alvarez or Anthony Yarde.
IBF/WBC light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) and WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) are negotiating a unification deal for the summer in New York, according to ESPN.
Joe “The Beast” Smith Jr. successfully defended his WBO light heavyweight world title for the first time with a ninth-round knockout over late-replacement Steve Geffrard.