WBA (Super) & The Ring Super-Middleweight Titles Fight
Callum Smith v John Ryder
Professional Boxing Match
M & S Bank Arena
Liverpool, England
Saturday, 23 November 2019
WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight world champion
Callum Smith will put his titles on the line when he faces John Ryder on Saturday.
The Englishman boxer (26-0, 19 KOs) remains undefeated having clinched his titles after defeating his countryman George Groves in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 28th of September 2018.
Smith then successfully defended his belts against French fighter Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam in New York City, USA on the 1st of June 2019.
The 29-year-old fighter is brimming with confidence ahead of his fight with Ryder as he believes that the best version of himself beats any super-middleweight on the planet.
“I’m expecting a tough fight from John Ryder, he’s in good shape and it’s a big opportunity for him," Smith said on Fight News.
"I just think the best version of me beats any super middleweight on the planet. With the way I’ve been performing in the gym, I think I’m going to put in a big performance. You’ve got to respect him because he’s in good form.
"He’s won fights where he was the underdog and he wasn’t supposed to win."
Meanwhile, Ryder is looking to make a name for himself by defeating one of the best super-middleweight boxers at the moment, Smith.
The English boxer has suffered four defeats in 32 professional fights and he is the current WBA interim super-middleweight world champion.
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Ryder defeated Australian fighter Bilal Akkawy to clinch the belt in Nevada, USA on the 4th of May 2019.
The 31-year-old fighter believes he can cause an upset against Smith, who will be fighting in front of his supporters in his hometown of Liverpool.
“Massively. But he is the world champion and the city’s big dream of a show at Anfield. He is the front-runner but I’m coming to cause an upset," Ryder said on SB Nation.
"and, if I beat Smith, there will be no Anfield show.“I’d take a lot of pleasure in making the first boxing show at the Emirates Stadium.
"I’d take pleasure in going to Vegas and fighting Canelo (Álvarez).”
Mexican boxing superstar Álvarez is the current unified WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring magazine, lineal and IBF middleweight world champion.
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