BEATING THE ODDS: BOOKMAKERS DISCOUNT JOE SMITH JR. BUT THE “COMMON MAN” RELISHES IN THE UNDERDOG ROLE AS STARS ALIGN FOR ANOTHER MASSIVE UPSET WIN ON JUNE 18!
June 15, 2022OFFICIAL BETERBIEV-SMITH JR. WEIGHTS THREE WORLD TITLE UNIFICATION TOMORROW NIGHT (6/18) LIVE ON ESPN
June 18, 2022New York, New York (June 16, 2022) — Beterbiev-Smith fight week is finally upon us! The thrill of two boxing champions risking it all for legacy creates a buzz unlike anything else in sports. When WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion, JOE SMITH JR (Mastic, Long Island 28–3 22KO’s) meets WBC and IBF World Champion ARTUR BETERBIEV (Montreal, Canada, 17-0 17KO’s) this Saturday, June 18 at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, fans will be in for a treat as two of the hardest punchers in boxing square off for light heavyweight supremacy. This will be the first light heavyweight unification bout in just under 3 years. Tune in to all of the fight week events LIVE on ESPN2 and ESPN+ leading into Saturday nights mega fight.
*TODAY* THURSDAY, JUNE 16th
OFFICIAL BETERBIEV-SMITH PRESS CONFERENCE
1:00PM ET
Watch LIVE on ESPN+ (watch by clicking HERE)
*Not Open to the Public*
FRIDAY, JUNE 17th
OFFICIAL BETERBIEV-SMITH WEIGH IN
4:00PM ET
Watch LVE on ESPN 2 and ESPN+
*Not Open to the Public*
SATURDAY, JUNE 18th
BETERBIEV-SMITH FIGHT NIGHT
5:45PM ET Hulu Theater at MSG Doors Open
6:00PM ET First fight live on ESPN, ESPN+ & ESPN DEPORTES
Beterbiev-Smith is promoted by Top Rank and Joe DeGuardia‘s Star Boxing.