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 69.8-30.2 in favor of Sullivan Barrera, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Joe Smith Jr. is going to put on an exceptional fight, Barrera better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.