Joe Smith (USA) vs. Steve Geffrard (USA) | 4K - FULL HIGHLIGHTS #boxing #sports #combat

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🥊 FIGHT DESCRIPTION: WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. had every excuse to overlook Steve Geffrard on Saturday night—no one would’ve questioned it. Opponents kept falling through, two of them sidelined by COVID-19, leaving Smith to accept a last-minute replacement on just eight days’ notice. One misstep—a flat performance or, worse, a shocking loss—would have shattered looming unification clashes with Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. But Smith didn’t crumble under the pressure—he rose to it. In a surprising twist, he opened the fight with patience, choosing to box and control the tempo early. Then the switch flipped. “The Beast of the East” emerged in full force, stalking forward with bad intentions. When he unleashed, it was brutal—a relentless 16-punch barrage that drove Geffrard to one knee, overwhelmed and outgunned. Sensing the inevitable, Geffrard’s corner had seen enough, waving it off at 0:37 of the ninth round inside Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Statement made. Title retained. And the road to unification? Still very much alive. Footage rights provided by WSC Sports - https://tinyurl.com/anythingboxing #BoxingHighlights #Undisputed #Knockout #FightNight #Boxing #BrutalKO #BoxingClips #ko #boxingnews #boxinglegends #usa #knockout #fight #heavyweight #boxer #america #middleweight #joesmith