WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr defends his title against Steve Geffrard live from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on Saturday, January 15. The pair squares off in the scheduled for twelve rounds world championship bout headlining the Top Rank Boxing fight card. The date when the event airs live in the UK and Australia is Sunday, January 16.
Smith Jr (27-3, 21 KOs) won the belt by majority decision against Maxim Vlasov last April. Before that he knocked out Eleider Alvarez in Round 9 and took a split decision against Jesse Hart.
Geffrard (18-2, 12 KOs), who took the fight on a short notice replacing Callum Johnson, is coming off the win by unanimous decision against Denis Grachev. Prior to that he stopped Zoltan Sera in Round 4 and took a pair of victories via RTD against Dmitry Sukhotskiy and William Johnson.
In the co-main event Abraham Nova (20-0, 14 KOs) takes on William Encarnacion (19-1, 15 KOs) in a ten-rounder at featherweight. Among other Smith Jr vs Geffrard undercard bouts, Jahi Tucker (5-0, 3 KOs) battles it out against Akeem Black (6-4, 1 KOs) in a six-rounder at welterweight, and Troy Isley (3-0, 2 KOs) meets Harry Keenan Cruz Cubano (6-2, 2 KOs) in a six-rounder at middleweight. The full lineup can be found below.
Smith Jr vs Geffrard tickets
Joe Smith Jr vs Steve Geffrard tickets to witness all the action at Turning Stone Resort Casino on Saturday January 15 are on sale. Tickets can be purchased through Vivid Seats and TicketNetwork.
How to watch Joe Smith Jr vs Steve Geffrard live stream, date and time
Boxing fans in the United States can watch Joe Smith Jr vs Steve Geffrard live stream on ESPN+. The start time is scheduled for Saturday, January 15 at 10 pm ET / 7 PT. The main event ringwalks are expected at 11 pm ET / 8 pm PT.
In the UK Joe Smith Jr vs Steve Geffrard airs live on Sky Sports on Sunday, January 16/ The start time is scheduled for 3 am GMT. The main event fights are expected to make their ringwalks at 4 pm GMT.
Joe Smith Jr vs Steve Geffrard live stream in Australia is expected on FITE TV. The date and start time is scheduled for Sunday, January 16 at 2 pm AEDT. The main event ringwalks are expected at 3 pm AEDT.
Smith Jr vs Geffrard fight card
The full Smith Jr vs Geffrard fight card looks as the following:
Main Card
- Joe Smith Jr vs. Steve Geffrard, 12 rounds, light heavyweight – Smith Jr’s WBO light heavyweight title
- Abraham Nova vs. William Encarnacion, 10 rounds, featherweight
Undercard
- Jahi Tucker vs. Akeem Black, 6 rounds, welterweight
- Omar Rosario vs. Raekwon Butler, 6 rounds, junior welterweight
- Troy Isley vs. Harry Cruz, 6 rounds, middleweight
- Lyubomyr Pinchuk vs. Jose Mario Flores, 10 rounds, heavyweight
- Bruce Carrington vs. Rafael Arauz, 4 rounds, featherweight
- Kasir Goldston vs. Nelson Morales, 4 rounds, junior welterweight
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