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Destruction and Construction – Beterbiev Vs Smith Jr. + WBC Stats<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By James Blears<\/em><\/p>\n

What mindset do you place yourself in, to take on WBC and IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, who\u00b4s stopped all seventeen opponents in his professional career?<\/p>\n

WBO champion Joe Smith Jr is donning his strategic thinking cap, because it\u00b4s a question which will starkly and poignantly confront him at Madison Square Garden, just up the road from where he lives on Long Island, dateline Saturday June 18th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

For years, Joe has balanced a day job in construction with his night work as a boxer. In 2017, he and his dad founded Team Smith Tree Service. On the big night, he must do everything in his power to wield the axe, chop and bring about the felling, while avoiding: \u201cTimber!\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in Khasavyurt Russia, but now Canadian, Artur who started his pro career in 2013, is a destroyer in the ring. Up to now and like the Mounties, he\u00b4s always got his man. He KO\u00b4s and TKO\u00b4s opponents from round one and dispatches them in the twelfth, like he did with Enrico Koelling for the vacant IBF title.\u00a0 He finally caught up with elusive Enrico, dropping him twice in the eleventh and twice more in the twelfth.<\/p>\n

Switch-hitting for a moment, cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham, said of master batsman Alvin Kallicharran that fully fit he was supreme, but when limping he was devastating, because he only wanted to hit sixes! That`s comparable to what happened after Arthur`s forehead was vertically sliced in the fourth round, after a clash of craniums with Marcus Browne. With blood pouring and masking his face crimson, he went into ferocious overdrive, dominating, by dropping Marcus with a left to the body and a right to the head in the seventh, and then upending him again with a mighty right to the head in the ninth, with the referee waving it off. A bloodbath victory!<\/p>\n

Ian, who`s not renowned for his tact or diplomatic skills, has also quipped: \u201cI don`t ask my wife to face fast bowler Michael Holding, so there`s no reason I should be changing nappies.\u201d OUCH! Arthur who`s a father of four, has done his share of diaper changing!<\/p>\n

Joe, who turned pro in 2009, is paradoxically nicknamed Beast from the East.\u00a0 His record stands at 28-3, including 22 KO`s. One of his losses via UD was to Sullivan Barrera. Joe put Sullivan down in the first, but had to prove his mettle and anvil resolve to go the distance, because he suffered a broken jaw in the second, which later required surgery. Earlier in his career Eddie Caminero had fractured his jaw in two places in the second. Joe withstood searing pain until the fourth, when it was stopped. Back then, he`d needed repair via surgery.<\/p>\n

Joe\u00b4s toughest fight was against WBA champion Dmitry Bivol. The slimmer and smaller Bivol was happy to engage in exchange after exchange. Both had their moments. Bivol came very close to stopping Joe in the last ten seconds of the twelfth and final round.<\/p>\n

Joe\u00b4s finest victory was stopping Andrzej Fonfara in round one, when they fought for the WBC International crown. A big right dropped Andrzej and then a left right combination felled him again and it was all over. \u00a0Joe also stopped the legendary Bernard Hopkins. It was Bernard`s final farewell fight. Joe knocked him through the ropes in the eighth and Bernard couldn`t get back into the ring to beat the permitted count of twenty by Referee Jack Reiss.<\/p>\n

Artur\u00b4s finest hour was against also undefeated Oleksandr Gvozkyk, who he stopped in the tenth. Oleksandr who was the WBC and lineal champion, put up terrific, determined and sustained resistance, giving IBF champ Artur as good as he got\u2026but up to a point.\u00a0 Arthur who isn\u00b4t an elegant boxer, never relents. In a war of attrition, he felled Oleksndr in the six with a left right combination, and then went to work with some clouting, sinking body shots. He dropped Oleksandr three times in the tenth, all with mighty rights, to bring down the curtain.<\/p>\n

The only time Artur has even visited the canvass was courtesy of a mighty left hook from Brit Callum Johnson in the second, after Artur had knocked him down in the first. Arthur`s steam hammer right dispatched the Englishman to the canvass in the fourth and Callum wasn`t able to beat the count.<\/p>\n

One fine day, like with all us Artur will get old? \u00a0He`s aged thirty seven, while Joe is thirty two. Joe who`s six feet tall has a seventy-six-inch reach, a three inch reach advantage on Artur who`s half an inch shorter.<\/p>\n

Joe won the WBO title by defeating six feet four inches tall Maxim Vlasov by split decision. Although Joe prefers to fight in the trenches, he can also box, which he did very effectively, before stopping Eleider Alvarez with a superb TKO in the ninth round.<\/p>\n

This is going to be a heavy hitting, lion hearted encounter. It`ll test Joe`s jaw and his heart won`t be found wanting either. Has Arthur fully healed from that atrocious gash on his forehead, or will it re-open under heavy bombardment? Although he surely has a sturdy mouth guard, is he becoming a little long in the tooth?<\/p>\n

They`re ready to give it their all and go hell for leather. The winner might have to venture to hell and back in an incandescent firefight, which is unlikely to go the distance. \u00a0War and peace in The Big Apple!<\/p>\n

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WORLD BOXING COUNCIL STATS<\/h3>\n

Jose Sulaim\u00e1n WBC HONORARY POSTHUMOUS LIFETIME PRESIDENT<\/p>\n

(+)\u00a0Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n<\/p>\n

WBC PRESIDENT<\/p>\n

WBC LT. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THEATER\u00a0NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA<\/p>\n

JUNE 18, 2022<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>TV: ESPN<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

THIS WILL BE THE WBC\u2019S <\/em>2, 143<\/u><\/em> CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE\u00a0\u00a0 FIGHT\u00a0\u00a0 IN\u00a0\u00a0 THE\u00a0\u00a0 FIFTY-EIGHT YEAR HISTORY OF THE WBC<\/em><\/p>\n

TOP RANK PRESENTS:<\/p>\n

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ARTUR BETERBIEV\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 JOE SMITH JR<\/p>\n

(CANADA)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (US)<\/p>\n

WBC CHAMPION\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 WBO CHAMPION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nationality:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Canada\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nationality:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USA<\/p>\n

Date of Birth:\u00a0 January 21, 1985\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Date of Birth:\u00a0 September 20, 1989<\/p>\n

Birthplace:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Khasavyrut, Russia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Birthplace:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long Island, New York<\/p>\n

Residence:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Montreal, Canada\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Residence:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long Island, New York<\/p>\n

Age:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Age:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32<\/p>\n

Record:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17-0-0, 17 ko\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Record:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28-3-0, 22 ko\u2019s<\/p>\n

% KO\u2019s:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 % KO\u2019s:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70.9%<\/p>\n

Guard:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orthodox\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guard:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orthodox<\/p>\n

Total rounds:\u00a0\u00a0 81\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total rounds:\u00a0 144<\/p>\n

World Title fights: 6 (6-0-0)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Title fights: 4 (3-1-0)<\/p>\n

Manager:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Marc Ramsay\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manager:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe DeGuardia<\/p>\n

Promoter:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Top Rank\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Promoter:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Star Boxing<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/em><\/p>\n

WBC\u00b4S LT. HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS<\/h3>\n

NAME\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PERIOD AS CHAMPION<\/p>\n

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    \n
  1. HAROLD JOHNSON (US) + 1963<\/li>\n
  2. WILLIE PASTRANO (US) + 1963 – 1965<\/li>\n
  3. JOSE TORRES (P. RICO) + 1965 – 1966<\/li>\n
  4. DICK TIGER (NIGERIA) + 1966 – 1968<\/li>\n
  5. BOB FOSTER (US) + 1968 – 1974<\/li>\n
  6. JOHN CONTEH (GB) 1974 – 1977<\/li>\n
  7. MIGUEL ANGEL CUELLO (ARG) + 1977 – 1978<\/li>\n
  8. MATE PARLOV (YUGOSLAVIA) + 1978<\/li>\n
  9. MARVIN JOHNSON (US) 1978 – 1979<\/li>\n
  10. MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD (US) + 1979 – 1981<\/li>\n
  11. DWIGHT MUHAMMAD QAWI (US) 1981 – 1983<\/li>\n
  12. MICHAEL SPINKS (US) 1983 – 1985<\/li>\n
  13. B. WILLIAMSON (US) 1985 – 1986<\/li>\n
  14. DENNIS ANDRIES (GB) 1986 – 1987<\/li>\n
  15. THOMAS HEARNS (US) 1987<\/li>\n
  16. DON LALONDE (CAN) 1987 – 1988<\/li>\n
  17. RAY LEONARD (US) 1988<\/li>\n
  18. DENNIS ANDRIES (GB) 1989 *<\/li>\n
  19. JEFF HARDING (AUSTRALIA) 1989 – 1990<\/li>\n
  20. DENNIS ANDRIES (GB) 1990 \u2013 1991 *<\/li>\n
  21. JEFF HARDING (AUSTRALIA) 1991 \u2013 1994 *<\/li>\n
  22. MIKE MCCALLUM (JAMAICA) 1994 – 1995<\/li>\n
  23. FABRICE TIOZZO (FRA) 1995 – 1996<\/li>\n
  24. ROY JONES (US) 1996 – 1997<\/li>\n
  25. MONTELL GRIFFIN (US) 1997<\/li>\n
  26. GRACIANO ROCCHIGIANI (GER) (INTERIM) 1998<\/li>\n
  27. ROY JONES (US) 1997 \u2013 2003 *<\/li>\n
  28. ANTONIO TARVER (US) 2003<\/li>\n
  29. ROY JONES (US) 2003 \u2013 2004 *<\/li>\n
  30. ANTONIO TARVER (US) 2004 *<\/li>\n
  31. TOMASZ ADAMEK (POLAND) 2005 – 2007<\/li>\n
  32. CHAD DAWSON (US) 2007 – 2008<\/li>\n
  33. ADRIAN DIACONU (ROMANIA\/CANADA) 2008 – 2009<\/li>\n
  34. JEAN PASCAL (HAITI\/CANADA) 2009 \u2013 2011<\/li>\n
  35. CHAD DAWSON (US) INTERIM 2009 \u2013 2010 *<\/li>\n
  36. BERNARD HOPKINS (US) 2011 \u2013 2012<\/li>\n
  37. CHAD DAWSON (US) 2012 \u2013 2013 *<\/li>\n
  38. ADONIS STEVENSON (HAITI\/CANADA) 2013 \u2013 2018<\/li>\n
  39. OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK (UKRAINE) 2018 – 2019<\/li>\n
  40. ARTUR BETERBIEV (CANADA) 2019 –<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0* REGAINED<\/em><\/p>\n

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    WBC\u00b4S LT. HEAVYWEIGHT TOP TEN CHAMPIONS<\/h3>\n

    ROY JONES (US)<\/p>\n

    BERNARD HOPKINS (US)<\/p>\n

    BOB FOSTER (US)<\/p>\n

    MICHAEL SPINKS (US)<\/p>\n

    JOHN CONTEH (GB)<\/p>\n

    MIKE MCCALLUM (JAMAICA)<\/p>\n

    JOSE TORRES (P. RICO)<\/p>\n

    DICK TIGER (NIGERIA)<\/p>\n

    MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD (US)<\/p>\n

    CHAD DAWSON (US)<\/p>\n

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    GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE LT. HEAVYWEIGHT<\/u> DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC<\/h3>\n

    32 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC<\/p>\n

    OF WHICH ONLY 4 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:<\/p>\n

    DENNIS ANDRIES (GB)<\/p>\n

    JEFF HARDING (AUSTRALIA)<\/p>\n

    ROY JONES (US)<\/p>\n

    ANTONIO TARVER (US)<\/p>\n

    CHAD DAWSON (US)<\/p>\n

    127 LT. HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC IN 15 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    THIS IS WILL BE THE 76th. LT. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN UNITED STATES IN THE WBC HISTORY.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    WORLD LT. HEAVWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY<\/h3>\n

    USA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 75<\/p>\n

    CANADA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22<\/p>\n

    ENGLAND\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

    FRANCE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n

    AUSTRALIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n

    TRINIDAD & TOBAGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    ITALY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    GERMANY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    YUGOSLAVIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    SOUTH AFRICA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    RUSSIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    ROMANIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    PUERTO RICO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MONACO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    DENMARK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/u><\/p>\n

    TOTAL FIGHTS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 127<\/em><\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

    – IN THIS DIVISION BOB FOSTER (US) HOLDS THE TITLE DEFENSES RECORD WITH 14.<\/p>\n

    WORLD LT. HEAVWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY CITIES IN WBC HISTORY<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    ATLANTIC CITY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14<\/p>\n

    LAS VEGAS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11<\/p>\n

    MONTREAL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

    LONDON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/p>\n

    NEW YORK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/p>\n

    QUEBEC CITY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6<\/p>\n

    TORONTO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n

    TAMPA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4<\/p>\n

    PHILADELPHIA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n

    MIAMI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n

    ALBUQUERQUE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    CHICAGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    HARTFORD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    INDIANAPOLIS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    LEDYARD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    LOS ANGELES\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    NEW ORLEANS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    PORT OF SPAIN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    SCRANTON.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n

    ADELAIDE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BALTIMORE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BELGRADE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BERLIN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BIARRITZ\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BILOXI\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BISMARCK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BRISBANE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    BUCHAREST\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    COPENHAGEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    DETROIT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    DUSSELDORF\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    FLUSHING\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    HALIFAX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    INGLEWOOD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    JOHANNESBURG\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    LIVERPOOL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    LYON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MANCHESTER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MARSALA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MARSELLA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MASHANTUCKET\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MCAFEE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MELBOURNE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MILAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MISSOULA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MONTECARLO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    MOSCOW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    OKLAHOMA CITY\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    PENSACOLA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    PORTLAND\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    SAN DIEGO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    SAN JUAN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    ETIENNE 1<\/p>\n

    TUCSON\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    VANCOUVER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n

    SPRINGFIELD 1<\/u><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    TOTAL: 127<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    WBC TITLE FIGHTS IN NEW YORK STATE<\/u> IN THE WBC HISTORY<\/h3>\n

    123 BOUTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN NEW YORK STATE<\/u> IN THE ENTIRE WBC HISTORY<\/p>\n

    THIS WILL BE THE 12th<\/sup> WBC TITLE BOUT IN LT. HEAVYWEIGHT CELEBRATED IN NEW YORK STATE<\/p>\n

    \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

    BREAKDOWN BY DIVISION:<\/h3>\n

    HEAVY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

    WELTER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/strong><\/p>\n

    MIDDLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19<\/strong><\/p>\n

    LT. HEAVY 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

    SUPERLIGHT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

    SUPERBANTAM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

    SUPERWELTER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

    LIGHT\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

    SUPERMIDDLE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

    FEATHER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

    SUPERFEATHER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

    CRUISER\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

    SUPERFLY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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