On Saturday, December 17, 2016, Joe Smith, Jr. (23-1, 19 KOs) retained his WBC International Light Heavyweight title with a technical knockout victory after sending Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (55-8-2, 32 KOs) through the ropes in the eighth round.
The fight headlined an HBO World Championship Boxing card which also featured Joseph Diaz Jr. vs. Horacio Garica and Oleksandr Usyk vs. Thabiso Mchunu.
In non-televised action, Jason “El Animal” Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) scored a technical knockout over Jorge Melendez (28-8-1) at the 2:24 minute mark in the first of their 10-scheduled round middleweight bout.
Check out highlights of the undercard bouts below and photos of the undercard bouts above.
Highlights from Joseph Diaz Jr.’s win by unanimous decision over Horacio Garcia.
Highlights from Oleksandr Usyk’s win by TKO in round 9 over Thabiso Mchunu.
Non-Televised bouts
All photos by Julio Sanchez/RBRBoxing