Joe Smith Jr. (28-5, 22) was born in Long Island, New York, U.S. on September 20, 1989. At the age of 20 years on October 31, 2009, he made his professional boxing debut against David Brown, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 27th career fight at 29 years old, Joe Smith Jr. got a shot at the WBA light-heavyweight titles against Dmitry Bivol on March 9, 2019 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a light-heavyweight world champion (WBO) on April 10, 2021 at the age of 31 years old, on his 30th career fight, after defeating Maxim Vlasov via 12-round majority decision.
Smith Jr.'s last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Gilberto Ramírez at age 34 on October 7, 2023. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Joe Smith Jr.'s best fights have been against Maxim Vlasov, Andrzej Fonfara, Jesse Hart, Steve Geffrard, Bernard Hopkins, Eleider Álvarez and Artur Beterbiev.
Smith Jr. has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33  | Oct 7, 2023 34 years 28-5 (22) | 32 years, 3 months 44-1 (30) | CR | 10 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Jun 18, 2022 32 years, 8 months 28-4 (22) | 37 years, 4 months 17-0 (17) | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO For WBC, IBF |
31  | Jan 15, 2022 32 years, 3 months 28-3 (22) | 31 years, 4 months 18-2 (12) | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
30  | Apr 10, 2021 31 years, 6 months 27-3 (21) | 34 years, 6 months 45-3 (26) | LHW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
29  | Aug 22, 2020 30 years, 11 months 26-3 (21) | 36 years, 4 months 25-1 (13) | 9 | KO | WIN | |
28  | Jan 11, 2020 30 years, 3 months 25-3 (20) | 30 years, 4 months 26-2 (21) | LHW | 10 | SD | WIN |
27  | Mar 9, 2019 29 years, 5 months 24-3 (20) | 28 years, 2 months 15-0 (11) | LHW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
26  | Jun 30, 2018 28 years, 9 months 24-2 (20) | 39 years, 3 months 11-4-2 (7) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
25  | Jul 15, 2017 27 years, 9 months 23-2 (19) | 35 years, 4 months 19-1 (14) | LHW | 10 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Dec 17, 2016 27 years, 2 months 23-1 (19) | 51 years, 11 months 55-7-2 (32) | LHW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
23  | Jun 18, 2016 26 years, 8 months 22-1 (18) | 28 years, 7 months 28-3 (16) | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Apr 23, 2016 26 years, 7 months 21-1 (17) | Fabiano Pena | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 5, 2015 26 years, 2 months 20-1 (16) | Will Rosinsky | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Sep 11, 2015 25 years, 11 months 19-1 (16) | Shujaa El Amin | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Apr 18, 2015 25 years, 6 months 18-1 (15) | Cory Cummings | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 20, 2014 25 years, 3 months 17-1 (14) | Maxell Taylor | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 23, 2014 24 years, 10 months 16-1 (13) | Tyrell Hendrix | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Mar 21, 2014 24 years, 6 months 15-1 (12) | Michael Gbenga | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
15  | Feb 12, 2014 24 years, 4 months 14-1 (11) | 36 years, 5 months 24-14-2 (10) | 6 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 9, 2013 24 years, 1 months 13-1 (11) | Lamont Williams | 6 | SD | WIN | |
13 | May 4, 2013 23 years, 7 months 12-1 (11) | Hamid Abdul-Mateen | 6 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Sep 22, 2012 23 years 11-1 (11) | Yasin Rashid | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | May 17, 2012 22 years, 7 months 10-1 (10) | James Denson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Apr 21, 2012 22 years, 7 months 9-1 (9) | Amador Acevedo | 5 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 30, 2012 22 years, 6 months 8-1 (8) | Dennis Ogboo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 30, 2011 21 years, 10 months 7-1 (7) | Santos Martinez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 7, 2010 20 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | Eddie Caminero | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
6 | Jul 28, 2010 20 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Charles Wade | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 26, 2010 20 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Walter Foster | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Apr 2, 2010 20 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Christopher Dammones | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 12, 2010 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Carlos Adams | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Nov 20, 2009 20 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Brandon McGowan | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 31, 2009 20 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | David Brown | 1 | TKO | WIN |
