On April 10, 2021, Maxim Vlasov (45-3, 26 KOs) and Joe Smith Jr. (26-3, 21 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBO light-heavyweight world titles. The vacant WBO light-heavyweight title is also on the line.
Maxim Vlasov is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Emmanuel Martey, 1 year, 4 months, and 11 days ago. Joe Smith Jr. is on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round KO win over Eleider Álvarez, 7 months and 19 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 98.5-1.5 in favor of Joe Smith Jr. Maxim Vlasov won't be able to do much against Smith Jr.
Joe Smith Jr. defeated Maxim Vlasov via majority decision . Smith Jr. improves his record to 27-3, while Vlasov adds a loss to his record at 45-4.