On August 22, 2020, Eleider Álvarez (25-1, 13 KOs) and Joe Smith Jr. (25-3, 20 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Eleider Álvarez is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round KO victory over Michael Seals, 7 months and 4 days ago. Joe Smith Jr. is on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Jesse Hart, 7 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Joe Smith Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Eleider Álvarez really doesn't have much to present against Smith Jr.
Joe Smith Jr. stopped Eleider Álvarez via KO in the 9th round. Smith Jr. improves his record to 26-3 (21 KOs), while Álvarez adds a loss to his record at 25-2.