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Betfair's boxing writer Frankie Monkhouse expects Buatsi to score another impressive stoppage win but he'll take his time...

Oscar De La Hoya-Vitor Belfort boxing match to be sanctioned fight rather than exhibition Oscar De La Hoya's comeback fight at 48 is now exactly that -- a fight. The Hall of Fame boxer's Sept. 11 return against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort, originally planned as a boxing exhibition, now will be a sanctioned fight, Triller Fight Club founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN on Wednesday. The boxing match, which will be staged at Staples Center in Los Angeles, will be contested over eight two-minute rounds at 180 pounds. De La Hoya and Belfort can weigh within 5 pounds of the limit. The event has ...

Joe Smith Jr. did not take the path of least resistance to reach his second shot at a light heavyweight world title. As he prepares to step into the ring on Saturday against Maxim Vlasov at the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma (10 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN+), with the vacant WBO belt on the line, Smith has been through the spectrum of the highs and lows that come with championship-level boxing. After getting knocked out in his seventh professional fight back in 2010, Smith (26-3, 21 KOs) rattled off 15 wins over the next five years in the leadup to two victories that changed his career -- a first...

Joe Smith Jr faces Maxim Vlasov for the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight title on Saturday night New York hardman, Joe Smith Jr gets a second crack at world honours, and he faces Russia’s Maxim Vlasov, with the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight title the prize for the winner at the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma this Saturday night. Smith Jr (26-3, 21 KOs) and Vlasov (45-3, 26 KOs) were scheduled to clash back in February, but the latter tested positive for COVID-19 with the contest just days away. The belt was vacated by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez after his win over Sergey Kovalev, but the Russian ...

ESPN Plus Smith vs Vlasov Time: The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Osage Casino, Oklahoma, United States, which is around 3:00 AM BST in the UK. The vacant WBO light heavyweight title will be at-stake. The 31-year-old Smith, most known for sending steal-chinned fight legend Bernard Hopkins through the ropes and into retirement in December 2016, is one of the most exciting fighters in boxing. Durable, explosive and heavy-handed, Smith is coming off his most impressive fight to date - a 9th Round TKO former light heavyweight titlist Eleider Alvarez in ...