Over the weekend on small stage at Madison Square Garden In New York (USA), the reigning light heavyweight champions – Russian Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) and Joe Smith Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) from the USA will meet in a unification fight.
Despite the status of an underdog, the American does not despair and believes in his chances.
Smith told, due to which he plans to upset the favorite: “Firstly, I have more experience in protracted fights. So let’s see what happens. I’m here for a reason. My goal is to unite championship belts in my hands. How can I beat Beterbiev? Well, I believe in my workrate and punching power. I think that I will be able to rework the opponent and exhaust him. ”
Smith understands that he has “a huge opportunity to break into the boxing elite, because Beterbiev is a very eminent fighter, whom absolutely everyone knows. He also has two titles that I want to take away. I’m sure we’ll have a hell of a fight, because there will be two malicious punchers in the ring.”
If you plan to bet on this fight, then our forecast and bets on this fight will help you to finally decide. You can also check Timothy Bradley’s forecast and the announcement from the outrageous Teddy Atlas. By the way, the other day an entertaining opinion was shared by experts. They say Bivol doesn’t need the winner of the Beterbiev-Smith fight right now.
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