WORLD CLASS

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Liam “Beefy” Smith (33-5-1) returns to the ring on September 4 in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The former world champion will face unbeaten hometown hero Ilari Kujala (12-0). The bout will be contested over ten rounds in the middleweight division. Promoter is Elite Boxing. Smith was last seen in the ring in April 2025, when he suffered a unanimous decision loss to current IBF middleweight world champion Aaron McKenna. Smith, 38, won the WBO super welterweight world title in 2015. He successfully defended the title twice before losing to Canelo Alvarez at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. In 2023, Smith stopped Chris Eubank Jr. before losing the rematch later that year. Ilari “Lover Boy” Kujala, 30, made his professional debut in 2023 and has fought exclusively in Finland. He recorded the biggest win of his career last March, shutting out previously unbeaten Norwegian Ken Tore Halland over eight rounds. Kujala is coached by former European middleweight champion Amin Asikainen. Both come from the southern Finnish town of Kirkkonummi, where the fight will take place at Varuboden Arena. Asikainen will have a busy night, as two more of his fighters will also feature on the card. Keni Aliu (9-1) will face Norway’s Andreas Skarvold Iversen (6-1) at cruiserweight, while Anton Embulaev (10-1) squares off against American Jeremy Cullors (9-3) at super middleweight. Both bouts are scheduled for eight rounds. An eight-round Scandinavian showdown at super welterweight will see Finland’s Rami El Jahiri (6-2-1) face Denmark’s Jamshid Nazari (11-4). EBU-ranked super flyweight Teresa Mäkinen (6-0) will face strong Polish Agnieszka Zaluska.

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