MOSCOW, June 19 Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev defeated American Joe Smith — junior in a unification bout for three light heavyweight titles. The fight took place at the Madison Square Garden arena in New York and ended with Beterbiev's victory by technical knockout in the second round. Thus, the Russian retained the championship belts of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the International Boxing Federation (IBF), and also took away the title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) from Smith Jr. After the victory, Beterbiev announced that he wanted to fight for the title of absolute champion. «I want to become the undisputed undisputed world champion,» he said. At the professional level, Beterbiev won 18 wins (all by knockouts) in 18 fights. Smith Jr has 28 career wins and four losses.
