On January 13, 2024, Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBC, IBF, and WBO champion, defends his titles against former world champion Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs).
Artur Beterbiev is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Anthony Yarde, 11 months and 16 days ago. Callum Smith is on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Mathieu Bauderlique, 1 year, 4 months, and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Artur Beterbiev at 99-1 winning odds. Callum Smith really doesn't have much to present against Beterbiev.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Callum Smith via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 20-0 (20 KOs), while Smith adds a loss to his record at 29-2.