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Joe Smith Jr

Joe Smith Jr held the WBO light heavyweight world title between 2021 and 2022.

World title bouts
4
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
2–2
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBO light heavyweight, 2021–2022)
1 year, 2 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2019 – Jan 2023

Light HeavyweightWBA Regular
2019age 29AprJulOctage 302020AprJulOctage 312021AprJulOctage 322022AprJulOctage 332023
20192020202120222023

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2022

  2. The Ring magazine rates Joe Smith Jr No. 5 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  3. Artur Beterbiev beats Joe Smith Jr via technical knockout 2/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBC, IBF and WBO

  4. Joe Smith Jr beats Steve Geffrard via knockout 9/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  5. 2021

  6. The Ring magazine rates Joe Smith Jr No. 3 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  7. Joe Smith Jr beats Maxim Vlasov via majority decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBO

  8. 2020

  9. The Ring magazine rates Joe Smith Jr No. 4 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  10. 2019

  11. Dmitry Bivol beats Joe Smith Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Heavyweight · WBA Regular

  12. 2018

  13. The Ring magazine rates Joe Smith Jr No. 9 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  14. 2017

  15. The Ring magazine rates Joe Smith Jr No. 10 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings

  16. 2016

  17. The Ring magazine rates Joe Smith Jr No. 6 at light heavyweight in its annual ratings