Bivol vs Smith: Quotes & Notes – Watch Saturday LIVE on DAZN

03/07/201903/07/2019 Matchroom Boxing

DMITRY BIVOL and JOE SMITH JR. met for one final time today at the DREAM HOTEL in NYC at the final presser ahead of Saturday … continue

Dmitry Bivol – Joe Smith Jr DAZN Press Conference Quotes & Photos

03/06/201903/06/2019 Matchroom Boxing

The media gathered on Wednesday afternoon at the Dream Hotel days before undefeated WBA World Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol makes his fifth title defense … continue

Dmitry Bivol motivated to KO Joe Smith Jr. on Saturday – LIVE on DAZN

03/05/201903/05/2019 Matchroom Boxing

Dmitry Bivol knows that Joe Smith Jr. is coming to rip his title away from him – and the WBA World Light-Heavyweight king says that … continue

Dmitry Bivol vs Joe Smith Jr live on DAZN – Tickets On Sale

01/29/201901/29/2019 Matchroom Boxing

Tickets for the World title double-header starring Dmitry Bivol and Maurice Hooker defending their belts at Turning Stone Resort Casino on Saturday March 9 live … continue

Bivol vs Smith Jr. Press Conference Quotes & Photos

01/20/201901/18/2019 DAZN

Days after signing a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA, undefeated WBA World Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will make his fifth title defense against … continue

Results: Joe Smith Jr. obliterates Melvin Russell

07/01/2018 Star Boxing

Returning to the ring after an 11-month layoff due to a broken jaw, Joe “The Beast” Smith, Jr. provided early fireworks last night (Saturday, June … continue

Joe Smith Jr. returns with quick first-round win, targets shot at Sergey Kovalev

07/01/2018 James Slater

Light-heavyweight contender Joe Smith Junior, the man most well known for ending the career of the great Bernard Hopkins, last night returned to the ring … continue

Team Won’t Allow Second Lightning Strike to Hold Smith Jr. Back!

07/25/2017 Coach K

By Coach K – Saturday night, July 15th, Mastic/Shirley New York former WBC International Light Heavyweight Champion Joe Smith Jr. boldly faced once beaten Sullivan Barrera on HBO’s Boxing After Dark. Amongst all the criticism after the bout it was diagnosed for the second time in his young career with a broken jaw.

With Shenandoah National Park Ranger Roy Cleveland Sullivan holds the Guinness Book of Records for being hit by lightning seven times in boxing the idiom “Lightning Never Strikes Twice” took another hit. The second “lightning strike” came Saturday night July 15th at the Forum, Inglewood, California, when after flooring challenger Sullivan Barrera in round one the 27-year-old power punching Smith Jr. trained and managed by the “Fighting” Capobianco’s was forced to battle on with was later diagnosed as a fractured jaw.

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Joe Smith, Jr. – Puncher’s Lesson He Forgot

07/18/2017 Paul Strauss

What Joe Smith, Jr. (23-2-0, 19KO) failed to remember in his bout with Sullivan Barrera (20-1, 14KO) at the Forum in Inglewood, CA was something punchers should never forget. Great knockout artists like Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano never forgot it, and in a big way it was responsible for their greatness. It was something that would lay the foundation for them, something a construction worker like Joe, of all people, should know.

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Joe Smith Jr. suffers broken jaw in loss to Sullivan Barrera

07/17/2017 Star Boxing

Popular Long Island light heavyweight contender JOE SMITH JR. (23-2-0, 19 KO’S), gritted his way through Saturday’s ten round battle with SULLIVAN BARRERA (20-1-0, 14 KO’s), after suffering a broken jaw early in the 2nd round. Even with a broken jaw, Smith Jr. dug deep to fire away at the skilled Barrera until the final bell, in which he ultimately fell short by scores of 96-93 and 97-92 twice.

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