Callum Smith
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Callum John Smith (born 23 April 1990) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim light-heavyweight title since February 2025. Previously, he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) and Ring magazine super-middleweight titles from 2018 to 2020. Both of his titles were won during the World Boxing Super Series tournament, in which he won the Muhammad Ali Trophy. At regional level, he has held multiple super-middleweight championships, including the British and European titles between 2015 and 2017. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is the youngest of the Smith brothers—Paul, Stephen, and Liam—all of whom are professional boxers.
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Tables
| 33 fights | 31 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 22 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Joshua Buatsi | UD | 12 | 22 Feb 2025 | The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Won WBO interim light-heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Carlos Galvan | TKO | 5 (8), 1:19 | 30 Nov 2024 | Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 31 | Loss | 29–2 | Artur Beterbiev | TKO | 7 (12), 2:00 | 13 Jan 2024 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | For WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Mathieu Bauderlique | KO | 4 (12), 1:53 | 20 Aug 2022 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Lenin Castillo | KO | 2 (10), 0:55 | 25 Sep 2021 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England | |
| 28 | Loss | 27–1 | Canelo Álvarez | UD | 12 | 19 Dec 2020 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, US | Lost WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles;For vacant WBC super-middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | John Ryder | UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2019 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam | TKO | 3 (12), 2:56 | 1 Jun 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | Retained WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | George Groves | KO | 7 (12), 2:04 | 28 Sep 2018 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Won WBA (Super) and vacant The Ring super middleweight titles;World Boxing Super Series: super-middleweight final |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Nieky Holzken | UD | 12 | 24 Feb 2018 | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg, Germany | World Boxing Super Series: super-middleweight semi-final |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Erik Skoglund | UD | 12 | 16 Sep 2017 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | World Boxing Super Series: super-middleweight quarter-final |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Luke Blackledge | KO | 10 (12), 2:34 | 10 Dec 2016 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained British super-middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Norbert Nemesapati | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 10 Sep 2016 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBC Silver super-middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Cesar Hernan Reynoso | TKO | 6 (8), 2:02 | 29 May 2016 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Hadillah Mohoumadi | TKO | 1 (12), 2:00 | 2 Apr 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won European super-middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Rocky Fielding | TKO | 1 (12), 2:45 | 7 Nov 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained WBC Silver super middleweight title;Won vacant British super-middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Christopher Rebrassé | UD | 12 | 26 Jun 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBC Silver super-middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Olegs Fedotovs | TKO | 1 (6), 1:36 | 9 May 2015 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Nikola Sjekloća | UD | 12 | 22 Nov 2014 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Rafael Sosa Pintos | TKO | 3 (8), 2:20 | 4 Oct 2014 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Abraham Hernandez | KO | 1 (6), 2:59 | 16 Aug 2014 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Vladine Biosse | UD | 10 | 12 Jul 2014 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Tobias Webb | KO | 2 (10), 2:50 | 17 May 2014 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales | Retained WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | François Bastient | TKO | 3 (6), 1:10 | 19 Apr 2014 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ruben Eduardo Acosta | KO | 6 (10), 1:20 | 26 Oct 2013 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England | Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Patrick Mendy | TKO | 1 (10), 2:53 | 21 Sep 2013 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | Won vacant English super-middleweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Krill Psonko | TKO | 1 (6), 2:30 | 7 Sep 2013 | Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ryan Moore | TKO | 1 (4), 1:25 | 25 May 2013 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ruslans Pojonisevs | KO | 1 (6), 3:00 | 20 Apr 2013 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Iain Jackson | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 30 Mar 2013 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tommy Tolan | TKO | 1 (4), 2:31 | 9 Feb 2013 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | James Tucker | PTS | 4 | 8 Dec 2012 | London Olympia, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Dan Blackwell | PTS | 4 | 17 Nov 2012 | Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, England |
| Sporting positions | ||||
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| VacantTitle last held byRocky Fielding | English super-middleweight champion 21 September 2013 – March 2015Vacated | VacantTitle next held byJahmaine Smyle | ||
| VacantTitle last held byGiovanni De Carolis | WBC Internationalsuper-middleweight champion 26 October 2013 – 26 June 2015Won Silver title | VacantTitle next held byRocky Fielding | ||
| VacantTitle last held byGeorge Groves | WBC Silversuper-middleweight champion 26 June 2015 – May 2018Vacated | VacantTitle next held byAzizbek Abdugofurov | ||
| VacantTitle last held byPaul Smith | British super-middleweight champion 7 November 2015 – April 2017Vacated | VacantTitle next held byRocky Fielding | ||
| Preceded byHadillah Mohoumadi | European super-middleweight champion 2 April 2016 – May 2017Vacated | VacantTitle next held byHadillah Mohoumadi | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded byGeorge Groves | WBA super-middleweight championSuper title 28 September 2018 – 19 December 2020 | Succeeded byCanelo Álvarez | ||
| VacantTitle last held byAndre Ward | The Ring super-middleweight champion 28 September 2018 – 19 December 2020 | |||
| Preceded byJoshua Buatsi | WBO light-heavyweight championInterim title 22 February 2025 – present | Incumbent | ||
References
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