In Verona, USA at noon today, WBO light heavyweight boxing champion American Joe Smith Jr. lived up to expectations, brutally KO American challenger Steve Gevlard in 9 rounds, successfully defended the golden belt, which was also Smith's first defending battle.
After the game, Smith was very excited, calling the WBC/IBF double boxing champion Bertbiyev, wanted to play a united war, and then wanted to play a second game with the WBA boxing champion Biver, and also said that he wanted to fight with Carneiro Avarez. At the moment his future is broad.
Smith's intended opponent, Callum Smith, fell ill before the game and withdrew from the tournament temporarily. This Jeffrad belongs to the role of the rescuer, and the strength is very average. Therefore, the pre-match odds are also as high as 1 to 20, which can be said to be absolutely one-sided. It turns out that this is also true, Smith has the initiative from the beginning, whether it is the total number of punches, the number of hits, or the rate of hits, all of which are completely destroyed by the opponent.
In the second half of rounds 4-5, Smith threw a combination of punches, but fortunately the opponent's defense was still tight and he was not knocked down. Jeffrad can only be committed to defending, guaranteeing not to be ko. His desire to win is also not strong, and he does not seek merit but no fault. At the beginning of the 9th round, Smith's combination of punches forced Jeffrad to the corner of the rope, and then he killed the killer, especially the last left hook punch, which hit the opponent's head hard, and Jeffrad could not hold back and could only fall to the ground.
Although Jeffrad stood up after the referee read the seconds, there was no point in playing any longer, and in the end the referee terminated the game, and Jeffrad had no objection to this. In this way, the 32-year-old Smith Jr. ended the opponent in 9 rounds and successfully defended the title.
After this campaign, Smith's professional record improved to 28 wins, 3 losses and 22 KO opponents, and his confidence was bursting. He bluntly said that he wanted to fight a big war with Beterbiev and carry out a united war.
Smith said: "Betbiyev is the opponent I want to fight, I want to achieve a united war. I want to go back to the gym and try to improve my skills, I'm going to get better and better, and the next time you see me again, I'll be ready to play against anybody.
If I defeat Beitbiyev, I hope to fight the ultimate united war with Bivor and then take down The P4P King Caneiro Avarez. ”
Smith continued, "If Avarez wants to come to 175 pounds and play with me, I'm ready. That's the battle I want the most, everybody wants to see this game, it's going to be a sensational big fight. ”
The editors believe that Smith's KO of Jeffrad is not enough to show how strong he is. The main reason is that the opponent is too weak, after the world ranking of 100. Smith once lost to Biwall after counting points, and whether to play again or lose. Smith's technique is still flawed, and it is impossible to beat Betbiev. As for Avarez, playing Smith is like playing.
However, smith, who won after the game, was full of confidence, or understandable, after all, he had to brag about it and lead to the opportunity to win the big battle. Smith is currently ranked 4th in the lightweight category, behind Bertbiyev, Biwall and Callum Smith. Although the strength of Little Joe Smith is not top-notch, it is also a 2-rate master, and it is still quite difficult for ordinary people to beat him. What do you think about Joe Smith Jr.'s strength and future? Welcome to leave a message. 【Text/Fighting Jianghu】