Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) is a 35-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. 15 years and 16 days into his career, Smith Jr.'s record stands at 28-5, which includes 22 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Joe Smith Jr. was born in Long Island, New York, U.S. on September 20, 1989. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 31, 2009 against David Brown. Smith Jr. defeated Brown via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Smith Jr. got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 26 professional fights. On March 9, 2019 Smith Jr. challenged Dmitry Bivol's WBA light-heavyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on April 10, 2021 at the age of 31 years, after by defeating Maxim Vlasov, the then-reining WBO light-heavyweight champion, via 12-round majority decision. This was his 30th fight as a professional.
Smith Jr.'s latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Gilberto Ramírez at age 34, on October 7, 2023.
Some of Joe Smith Jr.'s best fights so far have been against Bernard Hopkins (HOFer), Andrzej Fonfara, Eleider Álvarez, Jesse Hart, Steve Geffrard, Maxim Vlasov, and Melvin Russell. For a complete list of Smith Jr.'s best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joe Smith Jr".
Smith Jr. has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joe Smith Jr Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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33 | Oct 07, 2023 | 34 | Gilberto Ramírez 32 44-1 | loss | UD 10 |
32 | Jun 18, 2022 | 32 | Artur Beterbiev 37 17-0 | loss | TKO 2 |
31 | Jan 15, 2022 | 32 | Steve Geffrard 31 18-2 | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Apr 10, 2021 | 31 | Maxim Vlasov 34 45-3 | win | MD 12 |
29 | Aug 22, 2020 | 30 | Eleider Álvarez 36 25-1 | win | KO 9 |
28 | Jan 11, 2020 | 30 | Jesse Hart 30 26-2 | win | SD 10 |
27 | Mar 09, 2019 | 29 | Dmitry Bivol 28 15-0 | loss | UD 12 |
26 | Jun 30, 2018 | 28 | Melvin Russell 39 11-4-2 | win | KO 1 |
25 | Jul 15, 2017 | 27 | Sullivan Barrera 35 19-1 | loss | UD 10 |
24 | Dec 17, 2016 | 27 | Bernard Hopkins 51 55-7-2 | win | TKO 8 |
23 | Jun 18, 2016 | 26 | Andrzej Fonfara 28 28-3 | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Apr 23, 2016 | 26 | Fabiano Pena | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Dec 05, 2015 | 26 | Will Rosinsky | win | UD 10 |
20 | Sep 11, 2015 | 25 | Shujaa El Amin | win | TKO 9 |
19 | Apr 18, 2015 | 25 | Cory Cummings | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Dec 20, 2014 | 25 | Maxell Taylor | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Jul 23, 2014 | 24 | Tyrell Hendrix | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Mar 21, 2014 | 24 | Michael Gbenga | win | RTD 2 |
15 | Feb 12, 2014 | 24 | Otis Griffin 36 24-14-2 | win | UD 6 |
14 | Nov 09, 2013 | 24 | Lamont Williams | win | SD 6 |
13 | May 04, 2013 | 23 | Hamid Abdul-Mateen | win | UD 6 |
12 | Sep 22, 2012 | 23 | Yasin Rashid | win | TKO 3 |
11 | May 17, 2012 | 22 | James Denson | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Apr 21, 2012 | 22 | Amador Acevedo | win | KO 5 |
9 | Mar 30, 2012 | 22 | Dennis Ogboo | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jul 30, 2011 | 21 | Santos Martinez | win | KO 2 |
7 | Aug 07, 2010 | 20 | Eddie Caminero | loss | TKO 4 |
6 | Jul 28, 2010 | 20 | Charles Wade | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jun 26, 2010 | 20 | Walter Foster | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Apr 02, 2010 | 20 | Christopher Dammones | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 12, 2010 | 20 | Carlos Adams | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Nov 20, 2009 | 20 | Brandon McGowan | win | KO 1 |
1 | Oct 31, 2009 | 20 | David Brown | win | TKO 1 |