Joe Smith Jr. Record & Stats

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JOESMITH JR.
Long Island, New York, U.S.
“The Irish Bomber”
Born
Sep 20, 1989
Age
34
Debut
Oct 31, 2009
Record
28-4
Title Fights
4
KOs
22 (68.8%)
Height
183 cm
Reach
193 cm
Ape Index
10 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
Next Fight
WBO
lHV
w1
d1
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      Joe Smith Jr. (The Irish Bomber) is a 34-year old American professional boxer. He was born in Long Island, New York, U.S. on September 20, 1989. Smith Jr. made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20, on October 31, 2009. He is a light-heavyweight world champion.

      Joe Smith Jr. Record

      12 years and seven months into his professional boxing career, Joe Smith Jr. has fought 32 times with 28 wins and 4 losses. As of September 2023, Smith Jr.'s boxing record stands at 28-4 (22 KO wins, 2 KO losses).

      Following is a tabular list of Smith Jr.'s fights. For a list with more details — like opponent record, opponent stats, including videos, and his next fight — refer to "All of Joe Smith Jr.'s fights".

      Total Fights32
      Wins28
      Losses4
      Draws0
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins22
      Total Title Wins1
      Title Defenses1
      Title-Fight KO Wins1
      Losses via KO2
      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      33Oct 7, 202334Gilberto RamírezNANA
      32Jun 18, 202232Artur BeterbievLoss *TKO2
      31Jan 15, 202232Steve GeffrardWin *TKO9
      30Apr 10, 202131Maxim VlasovWin *MD
      29Aug 22, 202030Eleider ÁlvarezWinKO9
      28Jan 11, 202030Jesse HartWinSD
      27Mar 9, 201929Dmitry BivolLoss *UD
      26Jun 30, 201828Melvin RussellWinKO1
      25Jul 15, 201727Sullivan BarreraLossUD
      24Dec 17, 201627Bernard HopkinsWinTKO8
      23Jun 18, 201626Andrzej FonfaraWinTKO1
      22Apr 23, 201626Fabiano PenaWinTKO2
      21Dec 5, 201526Will RosinskyWinUD
      20Sep 11, 201525Shujaa El AminWinTKO9
      19Apr 18, 201525Cory CummingsWinTKO2
      18Dec 20, 201425Maxell TaylorWinTKO1
      17Jul 23, 201424Tyrell HendrixWinTKO3
      16Mar 21, 201424Michael GbengaWinRTD2
      15Feb 12, 201424Otis GriffinWinUD
      14Nov 9, 201324Lamont WilliamsWinSD
      13May 4, 201323Hamid Abdul-MateenWinUD
      12Sep 22, 201223Yasin RashidWinTKO3
      11May 17, 201222James DensonWinTKO1
      10Apr 21, 201222Amador AcevedoWinKO5
      9Mar 30, 201222Dennis OgbooWinTKO2
      8Jul 30, 201121Santos MartinezWinKO2
      7Aug 7, 201020Eddie CamineroLossTKO4
      6Jul 28, 201020Charles WadeWinTKO2
      5Jun 26, 201020Walter FosterWinTKO2
      4Apr 2, 201020Christopher DammonesWinTKO1
      3Mar 12, 201020Carlos AdamsWinTKO1
      2Nov 20, 200920Brandon McGowanWinKO1
      1Oct 31, 200920David BrownWinTKO1

      * World-title fight

      World Titles

      Smith Jr. is a light-heavyweight world champion. He has held one world title at light-heavyweight, which was a vacant title win.

      Weight DivisionWorld Titles Held
      Light-heavyweightWBO

      Statistics

      Joe Smith Jr. is 183 cm tall (6' 0.05") with a reach of 193 cm (6' 3.98"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 10 cm (3.94").

      Smith Jr. has a 68.8% KO rate. Of his total 22 KO wins, 17 were in the early rounds, two in the mid rounds, and three in the later rounds. He has eight first-round KO wins.

      Career Summary

      Joe Smith Jr. made his professional boxing debut against David Brown at the age of 20 on October 31, 2009, defeating Brown via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 5 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 5 wins via stoppage.

      Smith Jr. had his first world title fight at the age of 29 on March 9, 2019 after 26 professional fights, against Dmitry Bivol for the WBA title. He lost to Bivol via 12 round unanimous decision.

      Smith Jr. has won one world title at light-heavyweight. For all the details about Smith Jr.'s world title wins and defenses refer to "Joe Smith Jr. World Titles".

      Some of Smith Jr.'s best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Bernard Hopkins, Andrzej Fonfara, Eleider Álvarez, Steve Geffrard, Jesse Hart, Maxim Vlasov, and Melvin Russell.

      Smith Jr. has had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career so far.

      His most recent fight was a light-heavyweight title unification bout against Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev on June 18, 2022. Smith Jr. lost the fight via 2nd round TKO — and lost his WBO title. It's been 1 year, 3 months, and 10 days since this fight.

      Career Highlights

      Smith Jr. has fought a total of 32 times till today, which includes 4 world-title fights at the light-heavyweight division. These six fights are the highlight of his career.

      • June 18, 2016: Joe Smith Jr. puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Andrzej Fonfara via 1st round TKO.

      • December 17, 2016: Joe Smith Jr. beats Bernard Hopkins via 8th round TKO.

      • March 9, 2019: In his first world-title fight, Joe Smith Jr. loses to Dmitry Bivol via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA light-heavyweight title.

      • January 11, 2020: Joe Smith Jr. beats Jesse Hart via 10th round split decision.

      • August 22, 2020: Joe Smith Jr. beats Eleider Álvarez via 9th round KO.

      • April 10, 2021: Smith Jr. wins the WBO light-heavyweight title from Maxim Vlasov, by beating Vlasov via 12 round majority decision.

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      Fight Recommendations

      If you are interested in Smith Jr.'s boxing career, you should definitely check out the following fights.

      1. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Bernard Hopkins via 8th round TKO
      2. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Andrzej Fonfara via 1st round TKO
      3. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Eleider Álvarez via 9th round KO
      4. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Steve Geffrard via 9th round TKO
      5. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Jesse Hart via 10-round split decision
      6. Joe Smith Jr. loses to Dmitry Bivol via 12-round unanimous decision
      7. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Maxim Vlasov via 12-round majority decision
      8. Joe Smith Jr. loses to Sullivan Barrera via 10-round unanimous decision
      9. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Melvin Russell via 1st round KO
      10. Joe Smith Jr. defeats Otis Griffin via 6-round unanimous decision
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