Fights
Finish in two rounds. Smith could not oppose Beterbiev anything
On the night of June 18-19, a championship fight took place at Madison Square Garden in New York.
In the fight for the WBC, the WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles fought Arthur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) and an American Joe Smith (28–3, 22 KOs).
The show was sponsored by Top Rank and Bob Arum. Beterbiev entered the fight under the Canadian flag and was booed by fans in New York.
There was no serious encounter in the ring. Smith missed a powerful punch in the first round and swam. In the second round, several collapses were recorded and then the referee stopped the fight.
Beterbiev earned his 18th career victory by technical knockout in the 2nd round.
TIME TO SHIN OR SWIMMING 🥶#BeterbievSmith Live on ESPN NOW. pic.twitter.com/JKEBXedByh
— Best Boxing (@trboxing) 19 June 2022
Without wasting time… Joe Smith Jr. 1. Tap the canvas to close the tour 😳#BeterbievSmith pic.twitter.com/t2BC9Wo1OV
— Best Boxing (@trboxing) 19 June 2022
Beterbiev was knocked down in the closing seconds of the first lap 😳 #BeterbievSmith pic.twitter.com/j32b6DUnog
— ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) 19 June 2022
TWO FLATS.
ALL RECEIVED #BeterbievSmith 🤯 pic.twitter.com/9vy4anejQA
— Best Boxing (@trboxing) 19 June 2022
Ring Edge Camera @ABeterbievStopping Joe Smith Jr. 😱😱😱 #BeterbievSmith pic.twitter.com/58EjnVempa
— Best Boxing (@trboxing) 19 June 2022
Unstoppable 👑@ABeterbiev x #BeterbievSmith pic.twitter.com/50P28fMvYH
— Best Boxing (@trboxing) 19 June 2022
WHOLE LOT OF HARDWARE 🏆🏆🏆@ABeterbiev x #BeterbievSmith pic.twitter.com/frZFy4fhqx
— Best Boxing (@trboxing) 19 June 2022
Source: Sport UA
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.