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Liam Smith suffered a setback in Russia after a controversial points loss to Magomed Kurbanov on Friday Photo Credit: RCC Boxing Promotions
Former world champion, Liam Smith was defeated via unanimous decision in Ekaterinburg, Russia, as Magomed Kurbanov took the vacant WBO International Super Welterweight title in what was a questionable victory on Friday.
Smith (29-3-1, 16 KOs) was taking on a dangerous assignment against Kurbanov, and he was looking to catapult himself back into the mix at world title level, having lost his belt in a ninth round loss to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in 2016, and he then failed in a bid to win it back from Jaime Munguia in a points loss in July 2018.
Hogging the boxing headlines recently has been the continual back and forth between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury and the new-age antics between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul. But beneath these attention-grabbing juggernauts is a fight worthy of the highest billing, as Britainâs Billy Joe Saunders finally takes on Canelo Alvarez in a colossal super-middleweight unification bout.Â
The fighting had started well before the first bell, as the pair were locked in a feud over the size of the ring. Saunders insisted he was ready to walk away from the fight and failed to show up to the first scheduled face-to-face meeting with his opponent, in what now appears to be a nod to his great friend Tyson Furyâs mind games ahead of beating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, where he repeatedly claimed to cancel the fight at short notice over several tiny issues.
Canelo Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders full fight preview and prediction ahead of the Super Middleweight unification fight tonight (Sat., May 8, 2021) inside Arlington’s AT&T Stadium, streaming live on DAZN.