{"id":465179,"date":"2022-06-19T08:17:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T05:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/long-island-boxer-joe-smith-kod-by-artur-beterbiev\/"},"modified":"2022-06-19T08:17:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T05:17:12","slug":"long-island-boxer-joe-smith-kod-by-artur-beterbiev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/long-island-boxer-joe-smith-kod-by-artur-beterbiev\/","title":{"rendered":"#Long Island boxer Joe Smith KO&#8217;d by Artur Beterbiev"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe272c1c0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35fe272c1c0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/long-island-boxer-joe-smith-kod-by-artur-beterbiev\/#%E2%80%9CLong_Island_boxer_Joe_Smith_KOd_by_Artur_Beterbiev%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Long Island boxer Joe Smith KO&#8217;d by Artur Beterbiev&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLong_Island_boxer_Joe_Smith_KOd_by_Artur_Beterbiev%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Long Island boxer Joe Smith KO&#8217;d by Artur Beterbiev&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Light-heavyweight world champion Artur Beterbiev knocked out American rival Joe Smith Jr. inside two rounds on Saturday to add the WBO title to his WBC and IBF belts.<\/p>\n<p>The unbeaten 37-year-old Canada-based Russian scored three knockdowns and had Smith in deep trouble with just under a minute remaining in round two before the fight was stopped.<\/p>\n<p>Beterbiev improves to 18-0 \u2013 all by knockout \u2013 and can now set his sights on a possible unification fight against Russia\u2019s WBA champion Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light heavyweight crown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe is a little bit open, and it was more easy for me to get him,\u201d Beterbiev said afterwards, before turning his attention to the prospect of a fight with Bivol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Artur-Beterbiev.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Artur Beterbiev punches Joe Smith Jr. during his victory in the men's lightweight title unification bout.\" class=\"wp-image-22721671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Artur-Beterbiev.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Artur-Beterbiev.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Artur-Beterbiev.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Artur-Beterbiev.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Artur Beterbiev punches Joe Smith Jr. during his victory in the men\u2019s lightweight title unification bout.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had two unification fights and unification fights are more interesting,\u201d Beterbiev said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI prefer to unify. I want to be undisputed.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Smith, a Long Island native, was reportedly taken to hospital im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely after the bout and did not speak to media. He fell to 28-4 after the fourth defeat of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old American underdog, who also has 22 knockouts on his record, started aggressively but was quickly overwhelmed by his hard-hitting and skilful opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Beterbiev had Smith wobbling in the first round, connecting with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of overhand rights.<\/p>\n<p>He had the American on the canvas early in what was ruled a slip rather than a knockdown.<\/p>\n<p>But he did not have long to wait for the first legitimate knockdown of the contest, once again a clubbing overhand right forcing Smith to take a standing count at the end of the first.<\/p>\n<p>After starting the second round in similar fashion, it was only a question of how long Smith would be able to cling on.<\/p>\n<p>Beterbiev scored two more knockdowns early in the round, almost sending Smith through the ropes with a flurry of vicious shots.<\/p>\n<p>He then uncorked a deadly combination of left uppercuts and a right to scramble Smith\u2019s senses further, leaving referee Harvey Dock no option but to call it off.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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