Russia’s Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) had no such reservations about boxing Smith (24-2, 20 KOs). “Bivol is a great fighter,” Smith said. “He’s an explosive fighter, throws a lot of punches.

Days before undefeated WBA World Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol makes his fifth title defense against Joe Smith Jr. at Turning Stone Resort and Casino on March 9, the fighters visited the ...

The 28-year-old Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) is consistently listed as a 25-1 favorite against Smith (24-2, 20 KOs), but he understands his challenger is dangerous due to the heavy-handed Smith’s raw power.

Joe Smith Jr., meanwhile, will get the title shot he thought he’d receive November 24. Negotiations were ongoing between Main Events’ Kathy Duva, who was working on Bivol’s behalf at that ...

Callum Johnson (17-1-0 12KOs) and Sean Monaghan (29-2-0 17KOs) will both have a keen eye on the Bivol-Smith Jr. clash as they battle in a crunch fight in the 175lbs division, World-ranked ...

WBA World Light Heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol makes his fifth title defense against Joe Smith Jr. at Turning Stone Resort and Casino on March 9. WBO Super Lightweight titlist Maurice Hooker ...

Bivol puts his WBA Light-Heavyweight title on the line against Joe Smith Jr, the fifth defense of his belt after moving to 15-0 (11KOs) in November, with a comprehensive to a points win over ...

Joe Smith Jr. - “This is a huge opportunity for me. I am going to take full advantage. I want to thank DAZN and Bivol for giving me this shot. I want to thank everyone who made this fight happen ...

Published Mon Mar 4, 2019, 11:00 PM By Random Hits 0 Dmitry Bivol knows that Joe Smith Jr. is coming to rip his title away from him – and the WBA World Light-Heavyweight king says that will make ...

Russia’s Kuzmin will fight for the first time in 2019 in supporting capacity to Bivol’s light heavyweight title defense versus Long Island (N.Y.)-based contender Joe Smith Jr. on March 9 in ...