Note--Anthony “Lights-Out” Smith was to have made his pro-boxing
debut on May 25th in Ontario,
California. However, as the world
of professional prize-fighting is often susceptible to change, especially at
the club show and small event level, that bout was scratched. But Team Lights Out scrambled and now, Anthony Smith Jr makes his pro-debut
tomorrow night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington,
on the undercard of Zahir Raheem versus Justin Juuko.
Check out our interview with Anthony Smith, below…
Professional Prize-Fighting, meet
Anthony “Lights-Out” Smith
By Alex Pierpaoli
On
Saturday night in Ontario, CA, 20 year old Anthony Smith makes his
prizefighting debut as a featherweight on a card promoted
by All Star Boxing.
At
just 20 years old, the bold fighter hopes Saturday night’s four-round bout will
be the start of a busy first year as a pro.
“I’m looking to fight every month,” Smith said. “That’s at
the least.”
That might sound like a rather ambitious schedule and perhaps too rigorous for such a young man,
but discipline and sacrifice are not pie-in-the-sky attributes for Anthony
Smith, he’s grown up around a solid and serious work ethic.
“My dad was a Marine for 21 years. His name’s Anthony Smith.
I’m a junior…He worked at the
military school in Battle Creek,
Michigan. There was a young
marine program in Battle Creek
and I got up to a lance corporal…so I know what it takes to be a Marine.”
And what sort of fighter will fans see when they show up at
the Citizens Business Bank Arena to watch this Marine’s son?
“Unpredictable,”
said Smith, in describing his style. “I’m a boxer-puncher.”
