Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr: How To Watch, UK Start Time And Everything You Need To Know

Artur Beterbiev will fight Joe Smith Jr in a highly-anticipated light heavyweight world championship unification showdown.

The Russian – who is boxing‘s only champion with a 100 per cent KO ratio – defends his WBC and IBF belts at the Hulu Theater New York and comes up against Smith Jr who currently holds the WBO strap.

Beterbiev became the WBC light heavyweight world champion when he knocked out Oleksandr Gvozdyk two years ago.

He then successfully defended both titles with back-to-back knockout victories over Adam Deines and Marcus Browne respectively last year.

Beterbiev can become a three-belt unified light heavyweight champ if he wins.

Here’s everything you need to know about Artur Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr.

The fight takes place Saturday, June 18.

Hulu Theater in New York is hosting the event.

Good news, Sky customers!

You can watch the light heavyweight world championship unification showdown from the comfort of your own home live on Sky Sports.

Sorry folks, it’s a bit of a late one if you’re in the UK.

The evening’s action starts at 11pm.

However the main event is not expected to get underway until roughly 2:30am on Sunday morning.

Here’s the full schedule before the big boys go at it.

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The WBC and IBF champ may be about to head into enemy territory but he insists he is not afraid of fighting on foreign soil.

Beterbiev, 37, said: “This is a very important fight for me.

“With regard to the place, it’s not different for me. I’m more focused on the fight. I’m more focused on my opponent, not on the place.

“I always ask my boxing coach and my conditioning coach about how I’m doing. I ask them if it’s less than I was doing two years ago. They tell me that I’m doing better than two years