Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr.
On June 18, 2022, Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC and IBF champion, and the light-heavyweight WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs), meet in a title-unification fight.
Beterbiev vs Smith Jr. Stats
Artur Beterbiev is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Marcus Browne, 6 months and 1 day ago. Joe Smith Jr. is on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Steve Geffrard, 5 months and 3 days ago.
Beterbiev vs Smith Jr. Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Artur Beterbiev at 99-1 winning odds. Joe Smith Jr. really doesn't have much to present against Beterbiev.
Beterbiev vs Smith Jr. Result
Artur Beterbiev made very easy work of Joe Smith Jr., stopping Smith Jr. via TKO in the 2nd. Beterbiev improves his record to 18-0 (18 KOs), while Smith Jr. adds a loss to his record at 28-4.