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Eleider Alvarez vs. Joe Smith Jr. Betting
Eleider Alvarez is a past World Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion that has been looking to get another shot at a championship. With just one loss in his career Alvarez has the trust of gamblers and boxing aficionados. Joe Smith Jr. is also a former light heavyweight champion but from the World Boxing Council. He is best known for his win over undisputed middleweight world champion Bernard Hopkins. Smith is the only fighter to have scored a stoppage win over Hopkins. In fact, Smith sent Hopkins into retirement after the victory. Alvarez and Smith will clash with the winner hoping to get a championship look. For the loser there may be no championship path forward ever again.
When: Saturday, August 22, 2020
Where: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Why: Light Heavyweight Bout
On Saturday, August 22 Eleider Alvarez (25-1, 13 knockouts) will face Joe Smith Jr. (25-3, 20 knockouts) in a light heavyweight bout that will take place at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight is scheduled for 12 rounds and can be seen on ESPN.
Eleider Alvarez vs. Joe Smith Jr. Odds
Joe Smith Jr. +173
Eleider Alvarez -210
Light Heavyweight Bout
Eleider Alvarez has a career record of 25 wins and one loss. He has 13 career knockouts and has never suffered a knockout loss. Alvarez, age 36, fights from an orthodox stance. He stands at six feet tall with a reach of 76 inches. Alvarez is a native of Colombia but now resides in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is currently ranked fifth in the world.
Joe Smith Jr. has a career record of 25 wins and three losses with a total of 20 knockout wins and one knockout loss. He enters this fight ranked ninth in the world. Smith, age 30, is a native of Long Island, New York where he still resides. He stands at six feet tall and fights from an orthodox stance.
Eleider Alvarez last stepped into the ring on January 18, 2020 against Michael Seals. The fight took place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona. At stake was the vacant World Boxing Council Continental Americas light heavyweight title and the vacant World Boxing Organization intercontinental light heavyweight title. Alvarez scored a seventh-round knockout win.
Joe Smith Jr. last fought on January 11, 2011 at the Mark G. Estess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City against Jesse Hart for the World Boxing Organization NABO light heavyweight title. Smith scored a 10-round split decision win.
Eleider Alvarez vs. Joe Smith Jr.
Joe Smith Jr. has lost two of his last four fights and is in the same form as the much more consistent Eleider Alvarez. Alvarez is a credible championship contender with a proven record of being almost impossible to defeat.
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