On January 14, Quebec (Canada) hosted a boxing night, the main event of which featured a light heavyweight bout between Britain's Callum Smith and Russia's Artur Beterbiev.
The fight ended with Beterbiev winning by technical knockout in the seventh round. After the Briton was knocked down for the second time, his cornerman refused to continue the fight.
Beterbiev's previous fight was against Anthony Yarde in January 2023. Artur won that fight by technical knockout in the eighth round. He has 20 wins (all by knockout) and no losses.
Smith previously entered the ring against Mathieu Bauderlique in August 2022. This fight ended in favor of Callum by knockout in the fourth round. He has 29 wins (21 by knockout) and two losses.