Round-by-Round: Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith - 13 January 2024

[Ruthless-RKO]

Date: Saturday January 13, 2024
Location: Videotron Centre - Québec City, Canada
TV/Stream: ESPN | Sky Sports

Start Times
ESPN+: 5:30 pm ET | 2:30 pm PT | 10:30 pm GMT (Preliminary Card)
ESPN: 10 pm ET | 7 pm PT (Main Card)
Sky Sports: 1 am GMT (Main Card)

Promoted by: Top Rank

Main Card

Unified WBC, WBO, IBF Light Heavyweight Championship
Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith

WBC Continental Americas & WBA International Super Middleweight Championship
Christian Mbilli vs. Rohan Murdock

Preliminary Card

WBO Bantamweight Championship
Jason Moloney vs. Saul Sanchez

10 Round Light Heavyweight Bout
Imam Khataev vs. Joaquin Murrieta Lucio

8 Round Super Featherweight Bout
Leila Beaudoin vs. Elizabeth Chavez Espinoza

6 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Wilkens Mathieu vs. Jose Arias Alvarez

8 Round Light Heavyweight Bout
Mehmet Unal vs. Dragan Lepei

8 Round Welterweight Bout
Christopher Guerrero vs. Sergio Garcia Herrera

4 Round Super Middleweight Bout
Moreno Fendero vs. Victor Hugo Flores

[Boxerbeetle]

Too late for me, this one. Will try to catch the replay in the morning and hopefully avoid spoilers.

[skanksta]

Too late for me, this one. Will try to catch the replay in the morning and hopefully avoid spoilers.

It amazes me how many people say that, then log on to boxrec before they put the telly on !
No screens and you'll be fine..

[Deserter]

Feel i'm seeing the traditional pattern of lots of informed posters swaying towards the Brit the closer the fight gets, as heart takes over from head and we collectively start to convince ourselves that the underdog can do it.
Could well be left with egg on my face here, but I just can't see it - think Beterbiev stops Smith somewhere between 6-9. Levels.

[handsofstone]

While I can see Smith clipping Beterbiev with a counter left hook and wobbling him and going in for the kill, I'm just seeing Beterbiev breaking him down late on, might not stop him but don't think I've ever seen Beterbiev not on top down the stretch, he's a Terminator

[Deserter]

While I can see Smith clipping Beterbiev with a counter left hook and wobbling him and going in for the kill, I'm just seeing Beterbiev breaking him down late on, might not stop him but don't think I've ever seen Beterbiev not on top down the stretch, he's a Terminator

That's exactly it mate. For all Canelo's talents, he can be one-paced and that allowed Smith to last the course. By contrast i think big, bad B will just walk him down and the pressure will tell. Berterbiev's footwork is under-rated imo.

[Ruthless-RKO]

You can catch the replay on Sky Sports Mix tmoro morning. I believe the only showing main event. 9am or 10am I think.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Main card will start soon.

Prelims already on

[cutsman]

Well I’m awake so may have to pay on Now Tv for 24hr sky sports pass as I fancy watching this and for rod of sky a while back

[KiwiRider]

For about the last three years I've been expecting Beter to get old between fights.
Hasn't happened yet. May happen tonight but I doubt it.
I think Smith will put on a valiant effort against the furminator bot.

[skanksta]

Khataev up first - blue chip prospect...

[Delta Jay]

Heart, head and bollocks are all saying the same thing right now.

SCOUSE POWER.

Such a big ask but I know he can do it. Haven’t felt like this for years I’m so excited it’s a bit daft.

Moloney on the card too, like both of them twins

[jameswilson]

Jesus wept no prizes for guessing where Ludwiczak is from by looking at him. I've never seen a boxer who looks more Polish.

[KiwiRider]

SCOUSE POWER.

Isn't it "POWA"?

[skanksta]

Game AF that Pole - club fighter vs Olympic Bert clone.

Pointless, needs to step up, "hard to match".

Mags will give us who his next 5 fights should be...

[skanksta]

SCOUSE POWER.

Isn't it "POWA"?

ahem...

POWAAH !

[Cholo_cws]

Two rusty fighters gives an element of the unknown but I feel Beterbiev will be too much for Smith.

[handsofstone]

Smith not just dangerous with the left hook, that right that short circuited Castillo was frightening

[skanksta]

Smith KO 1-6 @ 25/1 ?
Bert been down early twice, Mundo best strategy to go 'bombs away' early, it's a tiny ring, Callum Johnson probably came closest to beating Bert like that..

[Delta Jay]

Smith KO 1-6 @ 25/1 ?
Bert been down early twice, Mundo best strategy to go 'bombs away' early, it's a tiny ring, Callum Johnson probably came closest to beating Bert like that..

Been telling myself this all week:

If Yarde/Johnson can hurt you, then C Smith can stop you.

[Delta Jay]

I

SCOUSE POWER.

Isn't it "POWA"?

[skanksta]

clear first for Sanchez - taking it Mayhem. 10-9 SS

[gregregegg]

had that very close. but coms liked sanchez, and moloneys coach liked sanchez, so i guess im wrong...

[skanksta]

19-19 Moloney comes back well to win R2.

SS looks more powerful.

[gregregegg]

wont score cause im bias. but good compeditive fight so far.