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Fight Week: Light Heavyweight Champions Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. Ready for NYC Title Unification Showdown PhilBoxing.com Thu, 16 Jun 2022  Beterbiev-Smith Jr. goes down SATURDAY (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden LIVE on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ NEW YORK (June 15, 2022) — In three days, one man will hold three light heavyweight world titles. WBC/IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) will battle Long Island’s WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) on Saturday evening at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden (ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT). The victor will be one step closer to attaining undisputed champion status. Beterbiev, a two-time Russian Olympian who now calls Canada home, is the only world champion in boxing with a 100 percent knockout ratio. He has been a world champion since 2017 and is widely regarded as the division’s top fighter. Smith, a one-time union laborer, cemented his “Rocky” story when he defeated Maxim Vlasov in April 2021 to win the WBO title. He defended that title in January with a ninth-round stoppage over Steve Geffrard. Before fight night, catch up on the action behind the scenes with the two-part Blood, Sweat and Tears: Beterbiev vs. Smith Jr. Part 1 & Part 2 are available to view on Top Rank’s YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to Top Rank’s YouTube Channel for episodes of Top Rank Real Time, which gives fans a closer look at fight week festivities. Thursday, June 16 PRESS CONFERENCE: Featuring Beterbiev, Smith Jr., Robeisy Ramirez, Abraham Nova, and Bruce Carrington. 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT Live on ESPN+ and Top Rank’s YouTube/Twitter pages Friday, June 17 Max on Boxing Live Weigh-In Show: Beterbiev vs. Smith Jr. 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT Live on ESPN2 and Top Rank’s YouTube/Twitter pages Saturday, June 18 ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr., 12 rounds, WBC/IBF/WBO Light Heavyweight World Titles Robeisy Ramirez vs. Abraham Nova, 10 rounds, Vacant USBA & WBO Global Featherweight Titles ESPN+ (6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT) Bruce Carrington vs. Adrian Leyva, 6 rounds, featherweight Jahi Tucker vs. D'Andre Smith, 6 rounds, welterweight Floyd Diaz vs. Daniil Platonovschi, 6/4 rounds, junior featherweight Troy Isley vs. Donte Stubbs, 6 rounds, middleweight Kieran Molloy vs. Jonathan Ryan Burrs, 4 rounds, junior middleweight Wendy Toussaint vs. Asinia Byfield, 8 rounds, junior middleweight Jahyae Brown vs. Keane McMahon, 6 rounds, junior middleweight  |
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