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The battle for the vacant WBO Light-Heavyweight world championship between top contenders Joe Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov was one that like many saw complications and subsequent delays due to the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic. In this case, there was a delay of eight weeks from the original date of February 14 th  in Las Vegas and the rescheduled date of April 14 th  in Tulsa, OK.   Beyond the obvious question that follows a fight that has been delayed under the circumstances of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis of how will the delay impact the fighters involved, the delay also allowed the fight to be moved from the closed confines of the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas to the Osage Casino in Tulsa where a crowd of around five-hundred spectators following COVID-19 protocols, which included temperature checks, as well as a mandate of wearing face masks were allowed to attend.    The limited number of spectators were treated to one of the best fights in what ...

  In uncertain times as we all are experiencing due to the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic, there are circumstances which unfortunately get in the way of scheduled plans. Such was the case in February when the battle for the vacant WBO Light-Heavyweight world championship between top Light-Heavyweight contenders Joe Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov was postponed days before it was to take place due to  Vlasov testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.  Now, two months later, the bout has been rescheduled. For the first time here at The Boxing Truth®️ due to the unique circumstances of the initial postponement, we will provide readers with a re-release of the preview that was released back in February prior to the postponement as written by Beau Denison. Aspects of the preview such as the change in venue as well as legal broadcast information have been updated to provide the reader with the most accurate information as possible. The preview will begin below.   Much of the la...