Star Boxing has announced the postponement of its Rockin’ Fights event from Thursday, February 13th to Saturday, March 22nd at The Paramount in Huntington (Long Island) New York. “Unfortunately, Joe Smith Jr. has the flu which has progressed to pneumonia so we have rescheduled the date of the event” said Joe DeGuardia, CEO of Star Boxing. “We wish him a full and quick recovery and look forward to his main event fight against Devonte Williams on the rescheduled date, for our Rockin’ Fights 50th Anniversary Event. The rest of the card remains intact for the new date of March 22nd."

 

In an ironic twist, February 13th is a date that brings déjà vu to Joe Smith becuase his WBO title fight against Maxim Vlasov was originally set for February 13 in Las Vegas but Vlasov was diagnosed with the coronavirus, thus postponing the matchup days before the fight. The fight was rescheduled for two months later, and Smith captured the WBO 175-pound championship defeating Vlasov. So, while February 13th hasn’t been that good for Smith, it did lead to him becoming a champion, which is what he seeks now in the cruiserweight division.

 

The entire undercard will also be moved to the new March 22nd date. In addition to Joe Smith Jr vs Devonte Williams, the March 2nd2 show will feature an exciting undercard, including undefeated Micky Scala vs. Victor Toney, KO ‘King’ David Malul vs. Shaquille Rushing, undefeated Yan Carlos Perez vs. Sean Brewer, and GI Joe Elzey vs. Jordy Gonzalez in a battle of undefeateds.

 

All tickets purchased for Rockin’ Fights 50 will be honored for the new date.