Super middleweight titleholder Callum Smith, the No. After weeks of speculation it appears that one of the top fighters in the sport has finally agreed to his next opponent.
It's all business now. There are four world champions but I believe I’m the number one and I’d like to think over the next year or two, we can clear that up and hopefully just get the one champion.”While Smith seems satisfied with what he has already achieved in his career, it is that sense of unfinished business which is currently stopping him from moving up to light-heavyweight.Smith’s height of 6ft 3in means he is taller than all of the leading contenders at 175lbs but he said: “It is a jump that I will do but when and how, I’m not too sure“I believe I’m big enough and good enough to go up and become a world champion at 175. "If we feel the offer is right, he will jump at the chance. Callum Smith is the leading contender to face Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on Sep.12, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.Smith's fellow English boxer John Ryder, U.S.-based Irishman Jason Quigley, Ukrainian Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Canadian David Lemieux are also on the list of possible opponents for the Mexican, whose fights are shown by DAZN.Billy Joe Saunders, also from England, who holds the WBO super middleweight title, has dropped out of contention after initially being lined up to face Alvarez before coronavirus closed down the sport in March.Hearn believes Alvarez's preferred option is WBA super middleweight champion Smith (27-0, 19 KOs), 30, who beat Ryder in his last fight by a unanimous points decision in a second title defence in November.Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs), 30, holds a less prestigious version of the WBA super middleweight title and was boxing's third biggest earner over the last year according to Forbes -- behind heavyweights Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Voriger Artikel Jeff Horn vs Tim Tszyu – Kampf vor großem Publikum in Australien Nächster Artikel Tim Tszyu besiegt Jeff Horn 9 Kommentare. "John Ryder is definitely in the mix for that fight. Now, the question is: can Golden Boy Promotions and Matchroom Boxing finalize the money for Canelo Alvarez to battle England’s Callum Smith?. And whoever turns it down, on to the next one. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.The Mexican is looking to get back out in September with Now Hearn, who promotes both Saunders and Smith, and works with Canelo through the Dazn partnership believes it's the WBA champ who Canelo wants next. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment.The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. "Another opponent who would be cheaper for the promoters and broadcasters is California-based Quigley (18-1, 14 KOs), 29, from Donegal, Ireland, who last fought in January and is also confident of getting the Alvarez call.Quigley has compared it to his "Rocky moment" and, crucially, is promoted by Golden Boy, as is Alvarez.Alvarez last boxed in November, when he knocked out Sergey Kovalev in the 11th round for the WBO world light-heavyweight title.The Mexican has won world title fights at middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight over the last two years. "We have a few opponents that we're looking at," De La Hoya said. "Callum Smith turned down the fight and he would have made three to four times the money he has ever made and he turned it down," said De La Hoya, who declined to say how much Smith was offered. Talks with Japanese star Murata ended a week or so ago, leaving Smith and Saunders, who are both promoted by Hearn and who both also fight on DAZN, as the leading candidates. Whereas at the minute, there are four champions he can pick from, there are other fighters at different weights he can pick from.“I’ve just got to make it my position to get some of the other belts so that the only fight for him at super-middle that makes sense is me. What's wrong with these fighters?
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If you are looking at the revenues coming in from the shows at the moment, there's a significant hole coming into a Canelo fight with no gate. "I wish him all the best and hopefully he can make the same money somewhere else. "Financial packages for the two most recent Alvarez opponents -- Sergey Kovalev and Daniel Jacobs -- were more than $12 million.Hearn told ESPN he did receive an offer for the fight from Golden Boy "that we didn't accept. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. "If Canelo had the choice he would choose Callum because he wants to fight champions," Hearn said on Wednesday.