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Callum Smith

Callum Smith (born 23 April 1990) is a British professional boxer. He has held the WBA (Super) and Ring magazine super-middleweight titles since 2018, and won the World Boxing Super Series super-middleweight tournament in the same year. Previously at regional level he held the European and British super-middleweight titles between 2015 and 2017. As of October 2019, Smith is ranked as the world's best active super middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, BoxRec and ESPN, and the world's seventh best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec. He is the youngest of the Smith brothers—Paul, Stephen, and Liam—all of whom are professional boxers.

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Born

1990-04-23

Birth Place

Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Nationality

British

Nickname(s)

Mundo

Height

1.905

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Callum Smith: A Lot Of People Bypassing Bivol, Canelo Win Is No Foregone Conclusion

NEW YORK – Don’t count Callum Smith among those who sense easy work is ahead for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. The former WBA light heavyweight titlist remains convinced that Alvarez (57-1-2, 39KOs)—Smith’s lone conqueror—will have all sorts of fits against the naturally bigger Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11KOs) this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Bivol defends his WBA Light Heavyweight title in Saturday’s DAZN Pay-Per-View main event, where he serves as a considerable underdog to come out on top.

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Joe Smith Jr gets new title opponent after Callum Smith withdrawal

WBO light heavyweight world champion Joe Smith Jr will make his first title defense against an unlikely contender. British puncher Callum Johnson tested positive for COVID-19, so Smith will now face Steve Geffrard on Saturday, Jan. 15 at Turning Stone Resort Casino and LIVE on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (simulcast on ESPN+) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

COMBAT SPORTS2022-01-08

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Callum Smith: I Don't Think Plant Has The Power To Get Canelo's Respect

Callum Smith has predicted a victory for former opponent Canelo Alvarez, when he faces undefeated Caleb Plant on Saturday. Canelo and Plant battle for the undisputed super middleweight crown, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Showtime Pay-Per-View will carry the event. Alvarez ripped away Smith’s WBA ’super’...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-11-04

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Callum Smith: Not A Lot Surprised Me About Canelo, Apart From How Hard He Was To Hit Clean

Callum Smith deemed the recent press conference exchange between Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant as a microcosm of what makes the Mexican icon boxing’s best fighter, pound-for-pound. Alvarez’s ability to slip Plant’s surprising swipe and rapidly fire back with a combination was an indication, according to Smith, of what’s to...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-10-26

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Buddy McGirt on Callum Smith: I Have a Future World Champion

Trainer Buddy McGirt could not be more pleased with the development of Callum Smith, the latest fighter to walk through his Southern California gym. Smith, a former 168-pound champion from Liverpool, England, made his 175-pound debut under McGirt on the Sept. 25 Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk undercard at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London a successful one, blowing out the usually durable Lenin Castillo in two rounds.

COMBAT SPORTS2021-10-12

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Photos: Callum Smith Crushes Lenin Castillo With Scary One-Punch KO

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - In his light heavyweight debut, former super middleweight champion Callum Smith (28-1, 20 KOs) made a big statement with a brutal second round knockout of usually durable Lenin Castillo (21-4-1, 16 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) It was Smith's first bout since losing to Saul...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-26

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🚨Callum Smith “It’s inevitable I was going to end up at 175lbs” 🥊

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COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-26

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Callum Smith opponent Lenin Castillo hospitalized, 'responsive' after brutal KO

Dominican boxer Gilbert Lenin Castillo was hospitalized following a vicious second-round knockout by Callum Smith during the undercard of Saturday's Anthony Joshua-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight title fight. The punch that knocked Castillo out landed on his temple and caused his legs to spasm while he lay prone on the canvas. Referee...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Lenin Castillo Stretchered Out After One-Punch Knockout Loss vs. Callum Smith

Lenin Castillo was stretchered out of the ring following his second-round knockout loss to Callum Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday. According to Martin Domin of the Daily Mirror, Castillo received "lengthy medical treatment" before he was removed from the ring. Smith caught Castillo with a stiff...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Video | Callum Smith brutally KO’s Lenin Castillo

Former WBA super-middleweight champion Callum Smith returned to the squared circle this afternoon for a bout with Lenin Castillo. Smith (28-1) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to pound-for-pound boxing great Canelo Alvarez in December of 2020. Meanwhile, Lenin Castillo (8-1) was...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Lenin Castillo: Boxer rushed to hospital after ‘horrible, brutal’ Callum Smith knockout

Lenin Castillo is responsive but has been rushed to hospital after being knocked out by Callum Smith on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight against Oleksandr Usyk.An overhand right from the Liverpudlian midway through the second round caught Castillo (now 21-4-1, 16KOs) flush on the temple, leading referee Bob Williams to immediately halt the contest after the Dominican had hit the canvas.Smith (28-1, 20KOs) jumped on the rope but cut short his celebrations in concern for his stricken foe, whose legs appeared to be trembling as paramedics swiftly entered the ring at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.LIVE: Follow live coverage...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Lenin Castillo Medically Cleared, Leaves Hospital After Brutal KO Loss To Callum Smith

By the time Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua fought late Saturday night in London, Lenin Castillo joked with his team members as they watched that heavyweight title fight back at the event hotel. BoxingScene.com has learned Castillo underwent a battery of tests at a London hospital and was discharged a...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-26

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Joshua vs Usyk results and highlights: Callum Smith lands scary knockout blow on Lenin Castillo, Florian Marku wins

Callum Smith landed a vicious right hand in the second round to knock out Lenin Castillo today in London, but the story is less about the fight and more about a scary KO. The 33-year-old Castillo (21-4-1, 16 KO) was drilled with the punch and the fight was stopped 55 seconds into round two, with the Dominican fighter on the canvas, his legs twitching and much of his body along with them. The referee did a good job to immediately call the fight, and medical personnel were on the scene immediately.

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Update: Lenin Castillo in hospital but “fine” after frightening knockout against Callum Smith

Lenin Castillo was violently knocked out earlier today in his fight against Callum Smith, and while there were very scary moments after the right hand landed in London, the latest update from promoter Eddie Hearn is that Castillo is OK. “It was a horrible knockout. He’s fine. He’s in hospital...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Callum Smith: I Had To Move Up To 175 Pounds For Me Own Performances' Sake

Callum Smith admits that he just wasn’t good enough to beat Canelo Alvarez on December 19. The former WBA super middleweight champion won’t blame problems making weight, a truncated training camp or anything other than that indisputable fact for his lopsided loss to Alvarez in their 12-round, 168-pound title fight nine months ago at Alamodome in San Antonio. Liverpool’s Smith simply is looking forward to fighting for the first time at the light heavyweight limit of 175 pounds when he encounters Lenin Castillo in a 10-rounder Saturday night in London.

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Callum Smith Scores Brutal One-Punch Knockout of Lenin Castillo in Two

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham - Lenin Castillo suffered a devastating second-round knockout at the hands of Callum Smith and was carried from the ring on a stretcher. Early in the second round, Smith landed a huge right, which seemed to land high on the Dominican boxer’s temple. He dropped like a stone, flat on his back, his legs making a worrying shuddering motion as he lay on the floor.

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Anthony Joshua Vs. Oleksandr Usyk Undercard Results: Lenin Castillo Leaves Arena On Stretcher After Showdown Against Callum Smith

Although Callum Smith enjoyed success in the super middleweight division, after suffering a one-sided decision defeat at the hands of Canelo Alvarez, the British native decided it was time to make changes. In an effort to reboot his career, Smith opted to move up in weight. For his first official...

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Callum Smith moves up to light-heavyweight with a frightening knockout win over Lenin Castillo

Callum Smith returns after Canelo Alvarez loss on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard. John Dennen reports from Tottenham. LIVERPOOL’S Callum Smith moved up to light-heavyweight and halted Lenin Castillo with a frightening knockout early in the second round on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham stadium in London on Saturday (September 25).

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25

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Lenin Castillo rushed to hospital after Callum Smith knockout

COMBAT SPORTS2021-09-25