Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. - June 18, 2022

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Date: Saturday June 18, 2022
Location: Hulu Theater at MSG, New York City, NY
TV/Stream: ESPN / ESPN+

Start Times
ESPN+: 6 pm ET | 3 pm PT | 11 pm BST (Preliminary Card)
ESPN / ESPN+: 10 pm ET | 7 pm PT (Main Card)
Sky Sports: 2:30 am BST (Main Card)

Promoted by: Top Rank

Main Card

Unified WBC, IBF, WBO & Lineal Light Heavyweight Championship
Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr.

Vacant USBA & WBO Global Featherweight Championship
Robeisy Ramirez vs. Abraham Nova

Preliminary Card

6 Round Featherweight Bout
Bruce Carrington vs. Adrian Leyva

6 Round Welterweight Bout
Jahi Tucker vs. D’Andre Smith

6 Round Middleweight Bout
Troy Isley vs. Donte Stubbs

6/4 Round Super Bantamweight Bout
Floyd Diaz vs. Daniil Platonovschi

4 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Kieran Molloy vs. Jonathan Ryan

8 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Wendy Toussaint vs. Asinia Byfield

6 Round Super Welterweight Bout
Jahyae Brown vs. Keane McMahon

[Ruthless-RKO]

Here we are!! Familiarise yourselves.

Only two fights on the main card.

[KiwiRider]

There might only be 25 mins of total boxing on the main card

[cpx2]

There might only be 25 mins of total boxing on the main card

The Ramirez fight you'd expect to go if not the distance then at least fairly late, no?

[Ruthless-RKO]

There might only be 25 mins of total boxing on the main card

The Ramirez fight you'd expect to go if not the distance then at least fairly late, no?

Yeh. I expect that to go til 10 rounds.

Don’t know why it’s not 12 rounds.

If it ends early, I expect there to be a bit of a wait.

It’s a big fight. I reckon they have set walk times.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Shame TR don’t make the Prelims available on YouTube for UK viewers. Even using Sky Sports.

What they gotta lose?

[KiwiRider]

If there is some down time, TR have made this nice KO compilation

[Fightnight Scores]

Might just catch a replay in the morning than wake up for this one. Not sure I've got it in me tonight.

[caldo2025]

What’s with Boxing in 2022? Arum chooses today to announce Beterbiev’s next fight with Yarde? Perhaps he’s short on days of life and wants to hit the buzzer faster than normal but come on. This fight tonight is not an easy one. Yes, I think that Beterbiev is to be the winner in what could possibly be a destructive KO. But, announce that crap after a win and don’t put added stress on your guy. What? He can’t wait 18 hours to announce a fight that still isn’t considered appointment TV or anything close to a POV tilt. Just shut up promoters until these guys first beat the guy already on the schedule.

[Ruthless-RKO]

If there is some down time, TR have made this nice KO compilation

It’s a complication of combos.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Prelims start in half hour.

[Fightnight Scores]

What’s with Boxing in 2022? Arum chooses today to announce Beterbiev’s next fight with Yarde? Perhaps he’s short on days of life and wants to hit the buzzer faster than normal but come on. This fight tonight is not an easy one. Yes, I think that Beterbiev is to be the winner in what could possibly be a destructive KO. But, announce that crap after a win and don’t put added stress on your guy. What? He can’t wait 18 hours to announce a fight that still isn’t considered appointment TV or anything close to a POV tilt. Just shut up promoters until these guys first beat the guy already on the schedule.

I agree with your point, but I saw that allegedly was announcing it earlier also....maybe by agreement, but it certainly doesn't really help matters.

[margaret thatcher]

ya f@ck that, if bert wins let's get the bivol-bert undisputed, not this yarde sheeyat. although not the worst cockblock fight lol, would prob be fun

[margaret thatcher]

also, top rank promotes both guys, and smith is the wbo champ. yarde is the wbo mandatory--wonder why a deal with bert is done but not with smith

does smith want a different fight maybe

[Ruthless-RKO]

Shouldn’t have announced anything yet.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Anyone got a stream for this? PM me please.

My usual sites are letting me down big time.

[margaret thatcher]

shoo shoo carrington picks his shots well. accurate, little wasted

[margaret thatcher]

lol, bert with the canadian flag in his little tale of the tape infographic

the crazy canuck, arty beterbiev

[margaret thatcher]

good timing and accuracy, more than pretty much any other ability, or blasting guys out quickly, is something that can portend someone being able to make it up to the high levels i think

carrington here not super flashy or dam! but strikes me as one to keep them eyes on...landing at almost 60 percent

[margaret thatcher]

levya retired after the 5th

[skanksta]

TKO'd rather than retired, Shirley.

[margaret thatcher]

stopped between rounds, whatever you wanna call it

[skanksta]

Why aren't they showing any boxing

[margaret thatcher]

i think the 'main' broadcast in the states just started, so on that broadcast it's talking heads for now, and on some streams we just see empty ring. nova-rammy should start soon

[skanksta]

That mascot is quite something.