On July 15, 2017, Joe Smith Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) and Sullivan Barrera (19-1, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round light-heavyweight bout.
Joe Smith Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Bernard Hopkins, 6 months and 28 days ago. Sullivan Barrera is on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO win over Paul Parker, 3 months ago.
The winning odds are at 87.9-12.1 in favor of Sullivan Barrera. Joe Smith Jr. may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Sullivan Barrera defeated Joe Smith Jr. via unanimous decision in the 10-round light-heavyweight fight. Barrera improves his record to 20-1, while Smith Jr. adds a loss to his record at 23-2.