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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="9809093" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="joe-smith-jr-">Joe Smith Jr.</keyword> won his WBO light heavyweight title eliminator match at a behind-closed-doors <keyword id="2349386" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="top-rank">Top Rank</keyword> show Saturday.</li><li>Smith showed tremendous activity and aggression throughout the bout, beating <keyword id="6770882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Eleider-Alvarez">Eleider Alvarez</keyword> in the ninth round when he sent him through the ropes with a 1-2.</li><li>Watch the two shots which finished Alvarez below.</li><li>The two 175-pounders were not the only fighters on the card, as cult hero Clay Collard also fought — and won — in "The Bubble."</li><li>You can see Collard's highlight-reel win, too.</li></ul>The American boxer Joe Smith Jr. landed a one-two punch combination so powerful it blasted his opponent through the bottom ropes in a light heavyweight match Saturday.Smith secured a ninth-round knockout win over Eleider Alvarez in a bruising main event, which saw the prominent Las Vegas-based fight firm Top Rank return to the MGM Grand Conference Center with a statement.Top Rank was <keyword id="6362171" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Boxing">boxing</keyword>'s first major events company to restart operations following a coronavirus-enforced hiatus in mid-June, with a slate of shows behind-closed-doors in a quarantined studio dubbed "The Bubble."This weekend's card featured six fights, with Smith taking the headlines for his aggressive victory.In Compubox data sent to Insider, the 30-year-old out-landed Alvarez in six of the eight rounds up until the ninth round finish.He landed 135 of his 497 shots (27.2%) but interestingly appeared to abandon the jab, preferring instead to load up on power with 125 significant shots landing from 369 attempted (33.9%).See the finishing blows here:<div type="image" title="Eleider Alvarez vs Joe Smith Jr knockout" height="1324" width="1800" msid="77702385" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="Eleider Alvarez was counted out on the floor" height="1028" width="1500" msid="77702387" hostid="261"></div>The victory was an impressive one for Smith, as Alvarez had only ever lost once before but never finished — with the hard-hitting Russian fighter Sergey Kovalev exchanging a win and a loss with Alvarez in a two-fight rivalry two years ago."Coming into this camp, I knew I had to work on my boxing," said Smith post-fight. "I wanted to be sharp, throw a lot of straight punches."I watched his fight with Kovalev, and Kovalev kind of set the way to beat him. So we watched that and worked off of it."I knew coming in today I had to box a little more because he's got that great right hand. He caught me with it a couple times, but I can take a punch, too."Every time he hit me, I wanted to come and stop him in his tracks, and I did that. I stuck to my game plan, and it was a great fight."As the match was a WBO light heavyweight title eliminator, the win pushes Smith closer to a shot at the vacant championship.Whoever Smith fights, he appears to be ready. "I feel this one is a big one," he said. "I really needed it. I wanted to prove I'm not just a knockout guy. I proved my boxing ability, too, and I showed that tonight."<h2>Cult hero Clay Collard also triumphed at "The Bubble"</h2><div type="image" title="Clay Collard prospect of the year" height="1058" width="1500" msid="77702389" hostid="261"></div>While the worldwide health crisis caused by the worsening spread of COVID-19 wreaked havoc on the combat <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">sports</keyword> schedule, there has been one fighter who has seemingly crammed years' worth of activity into a few months.That fighter is the Professional Fighters League (PFL) competitor Clay Collard, a former UFC striker who turned to boxing full-time when the PFL postponed its entire 2020 season.Top Rank has pushed Collard throughout the summer, lauding him as the "prospect of the year." Fight fans have responded in kind by warming to his TV-friendly fighting style.Collard fought for the fifth time of the year, and the third during the pandemic, Saturday, brutalizing yet another opponent for fun.Here, he smacks Maurice Williams around the ring and into the corner, forcing a second-round stoppage."I'm just a fighter," Collard said on his new-found fame in the boxing industry."I like getting out there as often as possible and entertaining the fans. I appreciate all the love and support from the fans, and I enjoy putting on a show for them."Listen, I'll fight as often as possible. I love fighting on these Top Rank shows, and I look forward to the next one. This has been quite the ride."<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-povetkin-score-stunning-knockout-of-the-year-contender-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veteran heavyweight Alexander Povetkin got up from the canvas to score a knockout of the year in a must-see match</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/roy-jones-uturns-on-threat-to-cancel-mike-tyson-exhibition-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roy Jones Jr. has U-turned on his threat to cancel the Mike Tyson exhibition and is back to promising trouble instead</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-vladimir-shishkin-delivers-big-knockout-win-at-kronk-gym-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A boxing prospect being tipped to conquer 'Canelo' edged closer to the top of the division with a thumping KO Thursday</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/pacquiao-mayweather-rematch-filipino-would-be-too-much-roach-says-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manny Pacquiao would be 'too much' for Floyd Mayweather if the boxers fought for a second time, trainer Freddie Roach said</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insider.com/video-david-benavidez-23-forces-corner-stoppage-in-bruising-win-2020-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 23-year-old American beat his opponent so ruthlessly the corner had to rescue their fighter from taking any more punishment</a></li></ul>

An American boxer landed a 1-2 punch combination so powerful it blasted his opponent through the bottom ropes

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Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.<a href="https://plus.espn.com/ufc?clickid=3260%3AdxIPxyJTZb0EWQ%3ANRupUkgVOuVIwx2wSM0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;ex_cid=DSS-Affiliate-Impact-Content-Business%20Insider.-566982" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">UFC</div></div></div></a><ul class="summary-list"><li>The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/ufc">UFC</a>'s Fight Night 144 and the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/boxing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Boxing Organization's</a> featherweight, lightweight, and light heavyweight championships take place this Saturday, February 2. </li><li>All of this weekend's events are streaming on ESPN's new streaming service, ESPN+.</li><li>You can sign up for a <a href="https://watch.espnplus.com/sports/?clickid=3260%3AdxIPxyJTZb0EWQ%3ANRupUkgVOBVMwx2wSM0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;ex_cid=DSS-Affiliate-Impact-Content-Business%20Insider.-535101" target="_blank" rel="noopener">free seven-day trial to ESPN+ here</a>.</li></ul>The UFC and WBO have some major events scheduled on Saturday night that should help pass the time leading up to the Super Bowl on Sunday night. These events will be airing across the ESPN platform, and you can watch them for free by signing up for a <a href="https://watch.espnplus.com/sports/?clickid=3260%3AdxIPxyJTZb0EWQ%3ANRupUkgVOBVMwx2wSM0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;ex_cid=DSS-Affiliate-Impact-Content-Business%20Insider.-535101" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seven-day trial to the sports network's new streaming service, ESPN+</a>.UFC Fight Night 144 starts streaming on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 2. The evening has two main events. The first is a featherweight fight between two Brazilian competitors - veteran José Aldo who boasts a 27-4 all-time record, and rising star Renato Moicano who has won 13 of his first 14 matches. Aldo is a well-known Muay Thai specialist while Moicano possesses a black belt in jiu-jitsu. The other main event of the evening on the UFC side is thought to be the deciding match for who goes on to face the current holder of the bantamweight belt, TJ Dillashaw, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-cejudo-vs-dillashaw-with-espn-plus-free-trial-2019-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who recently lost to Henry Cajudo at Barclays Center on January 19</a>. While there are no guarantees as to whether a victory will vault competitors Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes toward a chance to fight for the championship belt, a loss would almost certainly eliminate it. chances. <h3><a href="https://plus.espn.com/ufc?clickid=3260%3AdxIPxyJTZb0EWQ%3ANRupUkgVOuVIwx2wSM0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;ex_cid=DSS-Affiliate-Impact-Content-Business%20Insider.-566982" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stream UFC Fight Night 144 for free by signing up for a seven-day to ESPN+.</a></h3>ESPN will also be airing the WBO's world featherweight and lightweight championships at 10 p.m. as well as the light heavyweight championships at midnight. The vacancy in the lightweight bracket will be filled by the winner of the Richard Commey and Isa Chaniev fight, immediately followed by current featherweight champion Oscar Valdez defending his title against Carmine Tommasone. These fights will be aired on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, but can also be streamed <a href="https://watch.espnplus.com/sports/?clickid=3260%3AdxIPxyJTZb0EWQ%3ANRupUkgVOBVMwx2wSM0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;ex_cid=DSS-Affiliate-Impact-Content-Business%20Insider.-535101" target="_blank" rel="noopener">via the ESPN+ streaming service</a>. Then at midnight, former world titleholder Sergey Kovalev hopes for a different outcome in this rematch against Eleider Alvarez after losing via knockout on August 4. 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