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How to Watch Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith, Jr. Light Heavyweight Title Fight Live Without Cable

Matt Tamanini
Matt is The Streamable's News Editor and resident Ohio State fan. You can find him covering everything from breaking news to streaming comparisons to sporting events. Matt is extremely well-rounded, having worked for the Big Ten Conference, BroadwayWorld, True Crime Obsessed, and Land-Grant Holy Land before joining TS. He cut the cord in 2014, streams with a Fire TV, and his favorite titles include "The Bear," "The Great British Bake Off," "Mrs. Davis," and anything on the Hallmark Channel.
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There’s nothing like a champion vs. champion title unification fight and on Saturday, June 18, Top Ranked Boxing is bringing one of the most anticipated bouts of the year to ESPN. WBC/IBF champion Artur Beterbiev (17-0, 17 KOs) will take on WBO champion Joe Smith, Jr. (28-3, 22 KOs) and one of the two light heavyweight champions will walk away with all of the belts come evening’s end. You can watch all of the action beginning at 10 p.m. ET with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM.

How to Watch Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith, Jr. Light Heavyweight Title Fight

The undercard will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.

About Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith, Jr. Light Heavyweight Title Unification Fight

Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith, Jr. are two of the most feared punchers in the sport of boxing today and on Saturday they will step into the ring with hopes of unifying the WBC, IBF, and WBO light heavyweight titles. WBC and IBF champ Beterbiev enters as the only active world champion with a perfect knockout record and Smith is a one-time union laborer who has knockout wins over Eleider Alvarez and living legend Bernard Hopkins.

The undercard features two-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez (9-1, 5 KOs) and unbeaten Abraham Nova (21-0, 15 KOs).

Joe Tessitore will be on the call with Andre Ward and Timothy Bradley Jr. providing analysis. Mark Kriegel and Bernardo Osuna will provide reports and interviews. Following the conclusion of the light heavyweight title fight, the entire team will come together for the “State of Boxing Post-Show” beginning at 12 midnight ET.

Time ET Feature Matchup Channel(s)
6:30 p.m. Undercard Jahi Tucker vs. D’Andre Smith ESPN+
Undercard Troy Isley vs. Donte Stubbs ESPN+
Undercard Floyd Diaz vs. Daniil Platonovschi ESPN+
Undercard Kieran Molloy vs. Jonathan Ryan Burrs ESPN+
Undercard Wendy Toussaint vs. Asina Byfield ESPN+
Undercard Jahyae Brown vs. Keane McMahon ESPN+
Feature Bruce Carrington vs. Adrian Leyva ESPN+
10 p.m. Co-Feature Robeisy Ramirez vs. Abraham Nova ESPN ESPN Deportes ESPN+
Main Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+
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Matt Tamanini
Matt is The Streamable's News Editor and resident Ohio State fan. You can find him covering everything from breaking news to streaming comparisons to sporting events. Matt is extremely well-rounded, having worked for the Big Ten Conference, BroadwayWorld, True Crime Obsessed, and Land-Grant Holy Land before joining TS. He cut the cord in 2014, streams with a Fire TV, and his favorite titles include "The Bear," "The Great British Bake Off," "Mrs. Davis," and anything on the Hallmark Channel.
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