Joe Smith Jr. hopes his foreseeable fight against Artur Beterbiev happens just as much as many boxing fans. The emerging light heavyweight contender considers a showdown with Beterbiev a can’t-miss ac...
Bob Arum always believed Joe Smith Jr. was capable of performing against a top opponent the way he defeated Eleider Alvarez last month. Now that Smith has knocked out Alvarez, Arum “absolutely” has pr...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - In case you’d not noticed already, Joe Smith isn’t your typical fighter. Case in point, just two days after the most substantial win of his pro career, the rugged Long Island nat...
Eleider Alvarez and his coach made a pact together. When he would suffer his next defeat, it was understood that the boxer had to hang up his gloves in order to leave his sport in good health. This ...
Joe Smith Jr. senses he has successfully navigated the most treacherous part of his path toward winning the WBO light heavyweight title. The heavy-handed contender doesn’t know anything about Umar Sal...
Joe "The Beast" Smith Jr. once again lived up to his moniker. The Long Island native, nearly four years since he knocked Bernard Hopkins through the ropes, knocked out Eleider "Storm" Alvarez in the n...
Alvarez, Smith Fight Photos Gallery - MGM Grand Conference Center - In a light heavyweight eliminator, Joe Smith (26-3, 21 KOs) dropped and knocked out Eleider Alvarez (25-2, 13 KOs) in the ninth roun...
Alvarez, Smith Scorecard BoxingScene Live - 4 world rated (WBO), JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR (25-3 20KO's) and #3 world rated (WBO), ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (23-1 13KO's) tipped the scaled today at MGM G...
It was music to Joe Smith Jr’s ears when he learned that his ordered title eliminator would land as part of Top Rank’s summer boxing series. After all, it’s a key part of his plan to run the tables at...
Smith, Alvarez Weights Photos Gallery - 4 world rated (WBO), JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR (25-3 20KO's) and #3 world rated (WBO), ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (23-1 13KO's) tipped the scaled today at MGM Grand...
The same could not be said for some fighters on their undercard, but Eleider Alvarez and Joe Smith Jr. met their contractual obligations at their weigh-in Friday in Las Vegas. Montreal’s Alvarez offic...
By Keith Idec - Eleider Alvarez acknowledged Joe Smith Jr.’s power and was complimentary of Smith’s performance against Jesse Hart. The hard-hitting Smith beat Hart convincingly January 11 in Atlantic...
Smith, Alvarez Fight Photos Gallery - Light heavyweights Joe Smith Jr. and Eleider "Storm" Alvarez took the MGM Grand "Bubble" stage for the main event press conference Thursday afternoon in advance o...
By Cliff Rold - One was an era ender. Another looked like he might be. This Saturday (ESPN+, 7:30 PM EST), 36-year old former WBO light heavyweight titlist Eleider Alvarez (25-1, 13 KO) and Joe Smith ...
His next fight versus Eleider Alvarez will come after yet another delay in his career, all while having spent much of his time isolated from most of the rest of the world. If somebody didn’t tell Joe ...
As Joe Smith's WBO 175-pound world title eliminator against Eleider Alvarez (25-1 13 KO's) comes roaring around the corner on August 22, a unique fight camp comes to a close. Gyms that were once fille...
Leave the judges at home because Eleider “Storm” Alvarez and Joe “The Beast” Smith Jr. are coming for the knockout. Alvarez and Smith will face off in a WBO light heavyweight world title eliminator in...
Bob Arum’s promotional company has solidified new dates for the Eleider Alvarez-Joe Smith and Jose Ramirez-Viktor Postol fights. Alvarez-Smith, a WBO light heavyweight elimination match, will headline...
Joe Smith’s promoter hopes to learn soon the exact date of the light heavyweight contender’s rescheduled fight against Eleider Alvarez. Smith and Alvarez were supposed to headline an ESPN show July 16...