On this weeks #KOoftheWeek look back at the destruction AbrahamNova did on Navarrete back in his Top Rank Debut fight. Next Up for Top Rank Boxing, Joe Smith Jr., Long Island’s working class hero, will make the long-awaited first defense of his WBO light heavyweight world title against British knockout artist Callum Johnson on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. #SmithJohnson kicks off the Top Rank on ESPN 2022 schedule with a battle between two of the division’s biggest punchers. Smith was supposed to defend his title Oct. 30 in New York City, but a COVID-19 diagnosis delayed his return to 2022. In the 10-round featherweight co-feature, the undefeated Abraham “El Super” Nova, who hails from Albany, N.Y., will face Mexican action star Jose Enrique Vivas. Smith-Johnson and Nova-Vivas will air live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN ) at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT. The undercard — streaming live and exclusively on ESPN — will see the long-awaited professional return
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