It was music to Joe Smith Jr's ears when he learned that his ordered title eliminator would land as part of Top Rank's summer boxing series. After all, it's a key part of his plan to run the tables at light heavyweight. The veteran contender from the Mastic Beach section of Eastern Long Island, New York has waited months for a fight to materialize with former light heavyweight titlist Eleider Alvarez (25-1, 13KOs). The two became destined to collide shortly after posting back-to-back wins in January, eventually leading the World Boxing Organization (WBO) to call for a head-on collision as part of a four-man light heavyweight tournament.
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