Smith Jr. returns with a hammering KO

After 11-months out, due to a broken jaw, Joe “The Beast” Smith, Jr returns with a flourish,  knocking out Melvin Russell in the first round.

This  battle was part of the “Slugfest at The Sun”, series presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States.

Ranked No. 3 by the World Boxing Council, Smith Jr. demolished Russell with the first big right landed and ended the job with a crushing left right combination.

“I landed him with a decent punch when I knocked him down and I saw that I hurt him,” Joe Smith Jr. explained. “So, I tried to finish things there an then. I’m happy with my performance, and my jaw feels great.”