Joe Smith Jr. expected to have a title in his possession by the time Artur Beterbiev entered the ring for his most recent title defense. A drastic change of plans during fight week instead left Smith without a February fight when Maxim Vlasov tested positive for Covid-19. Their vacant WBO light heavyweight title fight was delayed by six weeks, leaving the top-rated contender deep into a second consecutive training camp at the time Beterbiev (16-0, 16KOs) ended a lengthy layoff with a 10th round knockout of Adam Deines this past March in Moscow.
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