Joe Smith Jr.

Career, Record, Stats
Joe Smith Jr.

Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) is a 35-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. 15 years and 2 days into his career, Smith Jr.'s record stands at 28-5, which includes 22 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.

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LEGEND

Joe Smith Jr.'s Boxing Career

Joe Smith Jr. was born in Long Island, New York, U.S. on September 20, 1989. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 31, 2009 against David Brown. Smith Jr. defeated Brown via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Smith Jr. got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 26 professional fights. On March 9, 2019 Smith Jr. challenged Dmitry Bivol's WBA light-heavyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.

He became a world champion on April 10, 2021 at the age of 31 years, after by defeating Maxim Vlasov, the then-reining WBO light-heavyweight champion, via 12-round majority decision. This was his 30th fight as a professional.

Smith Jr.'s latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Gilberto Ramírez at age 34, on October 7, 2023.

Some of Joe Smith Jr.'s best fights so far have been against Bernard Hopkins (HOFer), Andrzej Fonfara, Eleider Álvarez, Jesse Hart, Steve Geffrard, Maxim Vlasov, and Melvin Russell. For a complete list of Smith Jr.'s best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Joe Smith Jr".

Smith Jr. has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Joe Smith Jr Losses".

Joe Smith Jr.'s Boxing Record

# Date Age Opponent Res Via
33
Oct 07, 2023 34 Gilberto Ramírez Gilberto Ramírez 32 44-1
loss
UD
10
32
Jun 18, 2022 32 Artur Beterbiev Artur Beterbiev 37 17-0
loss
TKO
2
31
Jan 15, 2022 32 Steve Geffrard Steve Geffrard 31 18-2
win
TKO
9
30
Apr 10, 2021 31 Maxim Vlasov Maxim Vlasov 34 45-3
win
MD
12
29
Aug 22, 2020 30 Eleider Álvarez Eleider Álvarez 36 25-1
win
KO
9
28
Jan 11, 2020 30 Jesse Hart Jesse Hart 30 26-2
win
SD
10
27
Mar 09, 2019 29 Dmitry Bivol Dmitry Bivol 28 15-0
loss
UD
12
26
Jun 30, 2018 28 Melvin Russell Melvin Russell 39 11-4-2
win
KO
1
25
Jul 15, 2017 27 Sullivan Barrera Sullivan Barrera 35 19-1
loss
UD
10
24
Dec 17, 2016 27 Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins 51 55-7-2
win
TKO
8
23
Jun 18, 2016 26 Andrzej Fonfara Andrzej Fonfara 28 28-3
win
TKO
1
22
Apr 23, 2016 26 generic fighter pic Fabiano Pena
win
TKO
2
21
Dec 05, 2015 26 generic fighter pic Will Rosinsky
win
UD
10
20
Sep 11, 2015 25 generic fighter pic Shujaa El Amin
win
TKO
9
19
Apr 18, 2015 25 generic fighter pic Cory Cummings
win
TKO
2
18
Dec 20, 2014 25 generic fighter pic Maxell Taylor
win
TKO
1
17
Jul 23, 2014 24 generic fighter pic Tyrell Hendrix
win
TKO
3
16
Mar 21, 2014 24 generic fighter pic Michael Gbenga
win
RTD
2
15
Feb 12, 2014 24 Otis Griffin Otis Griffin 36 24-14-2
win
UD
6
14
Nov 09, 2013 24 generic fighter pic Lamont Williams
win
SD
6
13
May 04, 2013 23 generic fighter pic Hamid Abdul-Mateen
win
UD
6
12
Sep 22, 2012 23 generic fighter pic Yasin Rashid
win
TKO
3
11
May 17, 2012 22 generic fighter pic James Denson
win
TKO
1
10
Apr 21, 2012 22 generic fighter pic Amador Acevedo
win
KO
5
9
Mar 30, 2012 22 generic fighter pic Dennis Ogboo
win
TKO
2
8
Jul 30, 2011 21 generic fighter pic Santos Martinez
win
KO
2
7
Aug 07, 2010 20 generic fighter pic Eddie Caminero
loss
TKO
4
6
Jul 28, 2010 20 generic fighter pic Charles Wade
win
TKO
2
5
Jun 26, 2010 20 generic fighter pic Walter Foster
win
TKO
2
4
Apr 02, 2010 20 generic fighter pic Christopher Dammones
win
TKO
1
3
Mar 12, 2010 20 generic fighter pic Carlos Adams
win
TKO
1
2
Nov 20, 2009 20 generic fighter pic Brandon McGowan
win
KO
1
1
Oct 31, 2009 20 generic fighter pic David Brown
win
TKO
1
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