New York, New York (May 4, 2022) — Three belts and light heavyweight supremacy will be at stake when WBC/IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev meets WBO champion Joe Smith Jr. in a highly anticipated unification showdown Saturday, June 18, at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Beterbiev, boxing’s only world champion with a 100 percent […]
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Joe Smith Jr. Batters, Drops And Stops Steve Geffrard In 9th Round
Verona, NY (January 16, 2022) – On a night that almost didn’t come to fruition, Long Island’s working-class hero JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR. (now 28-3 22KO’s) did what he always does and got the job done against late replacement, but well-conditioned, STEVE GEFFRARD (now 18-3 12KO’s) via KO just 37 seconds into round 9. […]
Joe Smith Jr. to Defend WBO Light Heavyweight Title Against Late Replacement Steve Geffrard
VERONA, N.Y. (Jan. 7, 2022) — WBO light heavyweight world champion Joe Smith Jr will make his first title defense against an unlikely contender. British puncher Callum Johnson tested positive for COVID-19, so Smith will now face Steve Geffrard on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Turning Stone Resort Casino and LIVE on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on […]
Joe Smith Jr. To Defend WBO World Title Against Callum Johnson
VERONA, N.Y. (Dec. 2, 2021) — Joe Smith Jr., Long Island’s working class hero, will make the long-awaited first defense of his WBO light heavyweight world title against British knockout artist Callum Johnson on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. Smith-Johnson kicks off the Top Rank on ESPN 2022 schedule with a battle […]
Smith Vs Vlasov World Title Fight Postponed
New York (February 11, 2020) – Saturday’s Top Rank on ESPN main event between Joe Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov – for the vacant WBO light heavyweight world title – has been postponed after Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19. Vlasov said, “I am devastated with the postponement of my world title fight against Joe Smith […]
Joe Smith Jr. Nominated For 2020 BWAA Fighter Of The Year Award
NEW YORK (December 28, 2020) – Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is pleased to announce that Long Island’s own, “The Common Man,”JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO’S) has been nominated for 2020 Fighter of the Year, by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Smith Jr.’s nomination comes on the heels of a spectacular 2020, in […]
Joe Smith Jr. Fights For World Title Against Russian Maxim Vlasov
NEW YORK (December 22, 2020) – Light heavyweight contender JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR., the consummate everyman, spent more than a decade as a union laborer on Long Island. He now owns and operates a tree service business, chopping and trimming trees when he’s not training. At 31 years old, this far-from-average Joe will battle […]
Joe Smith Jr. Lands WBO World Title Shot Against Russian Maxim Vlasov
NEW YORK (December 8, 2020) – The working man’s hero, Long Island light heavyweight slugger, JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO’S) is officially set to take on Russian, MAXIM VLASOV (45-3 26KO’s) on February 13th for the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight World Title on ESPN. If it weren’t reality, some would say it was […]