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By Cliff Rold - There aren’t a lot of names more common than Joe Smith. On Saturday night at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, an uncommon result made a name for a fighter making his arrival among the top ten light heavyweights in the world. 26-year old Joe Smith Jr. (22-1, 18 KO), 173, of Long Island, New York...
CHICAGO - Premier Boxing Champions on NBC takes place tonight, June 18 at the UIC Pavilion headlined by light heavyweight bruiser Andrzej Fonfara battling hard-hitting New Yorker Joe Smith Jr.
Fonfara vs. Smith weighin photos - Andrzej Fonfara and Joe Smith Jr. are all set to headline Saturday's edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC live in primetime (Saturday, 8:30pm ET/7:30pm local time) from UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Andrzej Fonfara and Joe Smith Jr. are all set to headline Saturday's edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC live in primetime (Saturday, 8:30pm ET/7:30pm local time) from UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Both fighters made weight for their scheduled 12-round light heavyweight battle. Fonfara checked in at 174.5 lbs., while Smith Jr. was a fit and trim 173 lbs.
He’s spent all but four bouts in his pro career in his adopted hometown of Chicago, but it always feels like a homecoming whenever Andrzej Fonfara fights in the Windy City.
CHICAGO - Light heavyweights star Andrzej Fonfara and hard-hitting Joe Smith Jr. went face-to-face for the first time Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring Saturday, June 18 on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
CHICAGO - Fight week kicked-off in Chicago on Wednesday for Premier Boxing Champions on NBC taking place this Saturday, June 18 at the UIC Pavilion headlined by light heavyweight bruiser Andrzej Fonfara battling hard-hitting New Yorker Joe Smith Jr.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Joe Smith Jr. doesn’t think about the broken jaw anymore, only when reporters bring it up in interviews. “Yeah, that’s about it,” the Long Island light heavyweight laughs. And if asked, he insists that the jaw – fractured twice in the lone loss of his career against Eddie Caminero in August of 2010 – is a...
The full details of the June 18 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC have been formally announced on Friday, with Andrzej Fonfara set to face Long Island's Joe Smith Jr. in the main event of televised tripleheader live from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Supporting the scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout are a pair of feature attractions previously reported by BoxingScene.com. In the chief support, unbeaten bantamweight titlist Juan Carlos Payano faces Rau'Shee Warren in their long awaited rematch.
TBRB #2 (also rated WBO/WBC #2 and WBA #3) Andrzej Fonfara (28-3, 16 KOs) will next face Joe Smith Jr. (21-1, 17 KOs) on June 18 in Chicago, Illinois. The fight will be televised by NBC as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series.