News about Callum Smith

Artur Beterbiev insists undisputed status adds 'another dimension' to his showdown with Dmitry Bivol... with the undefeated pair set to square off on June 1 in Saudi Arabia

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
The Monster strolled amiably into London and calmly explained why he will be even more menacing in his next fight than when he wiped the canvas with the world light heavyweight title hopes of Britain's Anthony Yarde and Callum Smith. Artur Beterbiev, the 20-fight 20 KOs terminator, said of his June 1 meeting with also undefeated Dmitry Bivol: 'Fighting for the undisputed championship brings another dimension. 'It is different in emotion, different in importance, different in ambition, different in preparation. This a a BIG fight.'

With the blockbuster showdown in Saudi Arabia, Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev's undisputed light-heavyweight world championship brawl is 'being scheduled for June 1st.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 25, 2024
In the ring of a blockbuster undisputed light-heavyweight title showdown that is apparently scheduled for June 1 in Saudi Arabia, Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev are finally expected to go toe.' It comes after Beterbiev extended his unbeaten record by defeating Callum Smith in Quebec City to set up the thrilling match against Bivol. Smith was beaten down several times in the first round of the tournament, with the 39-year-old stopping Smith from striking a whopping 182 punches against Smith's 59.

Molly Smith of Love Island in TEARS as she and ex Callum Jones clash over 'confusing mixed signals' during a tense discussion

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 21, 2024
Fans of the 'confusing' situation as the pair continue to work out if they want to resurface, they were unable to figure out what was wrong. Molly Smith burst into tears after a tense chat with ex Callum Smith in Love Island All Stars on Sunday.

As the pair battle for the IBF welterweight world championship in Liverpool on Saturday, Natasha Jonas and Mikaela Mayer boosted to 8/1 and 6/1 respectively to win by KO/TKO

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 19, 2024
Natasha Jonas, the IBF welterweight champion, is a marginal favorite with Sky Bet to beat Amercian Mikaela Mayer at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on Saturday. Jonas is earning 11/8 at the time of writing, though her opponent is a marginal outsider at 5/4. Sky Bet is giving this title battle two 'Price Boosts' in comparison to the 'Main Markets' mentioned earlier. 'Jonas wins by KO/TKO' at 8-1, and 'Mayer' at 6/1 wins by KO/TKO' at 6/1. Nine of Jonas' 14 victories have come by way of knockout, while five of Mayer's victories have fallen short of the distance.

Love Island As they clash over the true reason they split, Molly Smith and Callum Smith argue

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
During Callum Jones' episode of Love Island All Stars, viewers sided with him. Callum was given a piece of her mind after he tried to woo her by indicating how stunning she looked in the South African villa. Molly, 29, had been enraged by the flattery and accused her ex, 27, of never complimenting her during their three-year relationship.

Artur Beterbiev does a superb job in bringing Callum Smith's career to an end, as the reigning light-heavyweight world champion shows no signs of losing his ferocious punching power

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 14, 2024
JEFF POWELL: Callum the younger generation of the Smiths asked a lot of questions before Artur Beterbiev brought the iron curtain down on the incredibly memorable period of the brothers Smith in Liverpool boxing. Beterbiev's monstrous powers as he nears 40 are not the result of banned drug use, as his promoter, former world champion Tony Bellow, continues to mention when the massacre was over.

The most destructive boxer in the world isn't Wilder, it's Beterbiev! After watching him KO Callum Smith, fans say fighting Beterbiev would be like'scrapping with an armoured car and state that he is 'the best pound for pound boxer.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 14, 2024
After beating Callum Smith on Saturday, fans believe united light heavyweight King Artur Beterbiev should be regarded as the world's best pound boxer. Beterbiev defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO world titles against former world champion Smith in the seventh round of TKO competition at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada, on Saturday evening. By giving Smith his first knockdown and stoppage loss, the 38-year-old star became the only world champion with a 100 percent knockout rate.

Artur Beterbiev holds his unbeaten record after a dramatic beating of Callum Smith to keep light heavyweight titles and potentially face Dmitry Bivol

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 14, 2024
Callum Smith faced a tough challenge in Quebec on Saturday, his first knockdown before losing by a seventh round knockout. Beterbiev, who is widely regarded as one of the world's best boxers, was winning by a slim margin over Anthony Yarde, Joe Smith Jr., and Marcus Browne, extending to 20-0. In what is a highly awaited match for boxing enthusiasts, the 34-year-old Russian-born Canadian citizen could leap forward to face fellow undefeated Russian Dmitry Bivol. Promoter Eddie Hearn said this week that both fighters had agreed to meet in Saudi Arabia in April or May.

Jason Moloney, the Australian champion, defends the world championship in a gruesome dog fight: 'Fight of the Year candidate already has the 'Best of the Year'.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 14, 2024
Jason Moloney has won his WBO bantamweight world title in Canada after an enthralling 12-round match with Mexico's Saul Sanchez. The Australian had to start from Sanchez's hot start, relying on all of his ring craft and bravilliany to turn the tables and edge to victory in Quebec City on Sunday (AEST). In Moloney's first defense of the belt he won last May, one judge (114-114) could not divide them, while two others scored seven rounds in 33-year-old's favor to the challenger's five (116-112).

Callum Smith fights human sledgehammer Artur Beterbiev, his family's war dynasty in peril, but his outsider's success is dependant on how much money he's willing to risk against The Beast

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2024
Callum, the youngest and probably last of the four Liverpool brothers still on the podium, is competing in his second world championship in ice-cold Quebec. He's the most decapitated puncher in boxing's tense light-heavyweight division, like a grizzly bear in the Canadian forests. Artur Beterbiev is known as the Beast From The East, not for nothing. This human sledgehammer who was born in Dagestan to become a hero of Russian amateur boxing has flattened all his 19 opponents since arriving in Canada as a late-turning agent. Beterbiev's modus operandi is remarkably straightforward: hunt down the adversary and drive him out. He is a feared case.

As both men gain weight, Callum Smith towers over lightweight opponent Artur Beterbiev, despite the Russian-Canadian finding a "typical finding" in a drug test last month

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 12, 2024
Beterbiev, who has a 100% knockout record from his 22 professional fights, is a strong favorite to win the match, but Smith is expected to cause a riot and set up a potential match against Dmitry Bivol. When it was announced that Beterbiev had a 'typical finding' in a VADA drug test in December, the war was put into doubt again on Thursday, but follow-up tests revealed that the war would continue.

Artur Beterbiev found 'atypical result' in a drugs test last month, last month, but his world championship match against Callum Smith, the United Kingdom's Callum Smith, will continue this weekend, as the unbeaten Russian-Canadian insists he is a "clean athlete."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 12, 2024
Artur Beterbiev's 'typical result' in a VADA drugs evaluation in December, but his long-awaited light heavyweight match with Callum Smith is likely to proceed, but further tests indicate that drug use is unlikely. After being prompted to postpone an August match after undergoing jaw surgery, Beterbiev and Smith are set to meet in Quebec on Saturday. However, tensions surrounding the investigation have been exacerbated after it was revealed that Beterbiev's latest drug test revealed elevated amounts of HGH and testosterone metabolite 5D-androstanediol.

As the pair face off in an undisputed title match, Eddie Hearn predicts Callum Smith will get a 'one-punch knockout' and leave Artur Beterbiev 'face down.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 11, 2024
The two will meet in Canada in what promises to be a slugfest for the Russians' IBF, WBC, and WBO light-heavyweight belts, with the holder first appearing in the championship arena seven years ago. Berbiev is a strong favorite to win his titles, despite a 100 percent knockout record in his unbeaten career, winning 19 matches, the most recent being in January last year when he stopped Anthony Yarde London. Smith, on the other hand, has won a few of his own, and has been waiting for the chance to face his weekend adversary for more than a year.

Can Callum Smith cause a seismic upset against Artur Beterbiev?The Brit is boosted at 7/1 to win by knockout as he looks to end the light-heavyweight king's undefeated record in Montreal

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 10, 2024
According to Sky Bet, Artur Beterbiev is a short 1/5 favorite to beat Callum Smith in Montreal this weekend. It's a pivotal fight for the Russians, with an uncontested match looming next. In the meantime, Smith is a 7/2 stranger who caused the seismic disturbance in the enemy territory. Also two 'Price Boosts' are available for this enthralling match, 'Smith will win by KO/TKO', and 'Beterbiev' will win in rounds 1-6'. Both bets' odds have been raised to 7/1 and 10/3 respectively.

Callum Smith's light-heavyweight title clash with Artur Beterbiev is POSTPONED as Canadian is forced to pull out after undergoing jaw surgery

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 31, 2023
Artur Beterbiev, the WBC, WBO, and IBF light heavyweight world champion, has had his shot disqualified. On August 19, the 33-year-old Smith had been preparing for a title match in Quebec but was forced to call off due to a jaw fracture. Beterbiev expressed appreciation to those who had purchased tickets and insisted that the contest would take place at a later date in a social media post.

Unwrapped: Since learning how vegetarian food is made, Vegan Aisle viewers became sick

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 11, 2023
Viewers of Channel 4's Unwrapped: Last night, the Vegan Aisle was left sick, as they learned how a variety of different plant-based products are made. Helen Lawal and Kate Quilton were on the show at Tesco last night to find out how exactly you milk an oat.

After Mexico defends their undisputed title, Canelo Alvarez and John Ryder pay their respects

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 7, 2023
On Saturday night, Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez defended his disputed super middle-weight crown, defeating John Ryder by a unanimous vote. At the Akron Stadium, it was a brave effort by the English fighter, who stood in front of 50,000 people in Guadala, Mexico, against Alvarez. The match was scored 120-107 on one card and 118-109 on the other two scores, with Alvarez winning by 58-2-2 in his professional career.

John Ryder admits that beating Canelo Alvarez in front of the Mexicans would be "something special."

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
There's a home advantage. Then there's the adulation of a whole nation's machismo race. Population: 130 million. In a crammed stadium of patriotic hysteria, sixty thousand of them roared on their idol. When speaking to Mail Sport, Canelo Alvarez, the defender of the controversial world super-middleweight championship and also the admiration of Mexican manhood, puts Saturday night into perspective for English challenger John Ryder.

Canelo Alvarez, a canelo alvarez from Guadala, is honored as he and challenger John Ryder gain weight

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
JEFF POWELL IN GUADALAJARA: Canelo Alvarez and John Ryder raised the curtain on a grand stage of a neo-classical theatre before their super-middleweight title match. The courteous discussions within were more appropriate to the rococo setting. The thousands of children invited for the occasion were seated on the roof as their Canelo and his English rival weighed in as the mariachi band flooded the auditorium with patriotic music. Ryder weighed in exactly at the 168-pound limit. Canelo's first fight on home soil in nearly 12 years was half a pound under. In Akron Stadium on Saturday night, the squeals of delight as the Mexican hero took off his shirt would cause blood-curdling roars.

As he fights a hostile crowd, John Ryder explains why he will defeat Canelo Alvarez

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 4, 2023
XCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT DAIVES: John Ryder spoke to Mail Sport ahead of his showdown against Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, claiming he has the potential to be the undefeated super-middlweight champion. For the first time in nearly 12 years, the 34-year-old flies to Mexico, where Canelo will face opponents on home soil for the first time in nearly 12 years in front of about 50,000 knockout fans. 'All the pressure is on Canelo,' Ryder said. 'I am not being pressured on me.' It's his first return to his hometown in a ten-years. I'm coming off a career-best year, while he's likely to be out of a career-worst.'

Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez is chasing the 'impossible dream' of a place on the PGA Tour

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 1, 2023
BY JEFF POWELL IN GUADALAJARA: The most controversial imposition of this generation has been the interruption of his other sporting passion affair. Not least because it has caused a rise in his handicap. And with it, a pause in the pursuit of a 'nobody tells me is a near impossible dream' of moving on one day from undisputed world championships in the most difficult sport to a second career on the more rounded PGA tour. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez' latest obsession is golf. Occupying as it does almost every minute from tumultuous family duties and the demands of preparing for fights like the one against John Ryder, which culminated in a 60,000-plus fanfare in a football stadium on May 6th.

As Sportsmail spends the day training like the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury's S&C coach reveals all

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 9, 2023
Blacklock, a world-famous strength and conditioning specialist, is a worldwide best-known strength and conditioning coach. Callum Smith, the WBA and European Championships, and World champion Liam Smith have all worked with him, including WBA and Ring magazine super middleweight champion Callum Smith and former WBO super welterweight champion Liam Smith. However, the Gypsy King is Blacklock's biggest client. He is regarded as the best heavyweight fighter of his time and holds the WBC heavyweight championship, having defeated Deontay Wilder in 2020 to get his hands on the belt. So, I decided to speak with Fury's S&C coach to see what goes on behind the scenes at a training camp. When Blacklock put me through my paces in the gym, I regret it later.

Canelo Alvarez vs. John Ryder, the Mexican singer, has been scheduled for homecoming on May 6 in Canelo Alvarez

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 14, 2023
With the fight of a lifetime, John Ryder of Islington will be rewarded for a long and honorable ring career. Ryder will face Canelo Alvarez for the undisputed world super-middleweight title in the Mexican's first fight in his homeland for nearly 12 years. The 34-year-old Ryder's tenacity in scaling the boxing ladder the difficult way, mainly via small halls, has brought him to the tumultuous occasion of Canelo's homecoming. On May 6, a football stadium in Canelo's home city Guadalajara holds an exhibition.

Women rave about $40 Kmart outfit you 'need for summer'

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 1, 2022
The must-have outfit of the season has been revealed by the stylists, and it's inexpensive. The budget outfit suits people of all body types and is the ultimate base for a capsule wardrobe. The set, which has been dubbed "outfit goals" on Instagram, comes in pink and blue and can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion.