Fielding was down three times prior to the stoppage in the first round 5 seconds from the bell.
[79] The size difference was noticeable as the fight was fought closely throughout the opening six rounds with back and forth action. In October 2012 Smith followed his brothers into the professional ranks, under the promotional banner of Matchroom Sport, and like his siblings, would be coached by Manchester based trainer Joe Gallagher.
The household was full with his parents, three brothers (Paul 1982, Stephen 1985, Liam 1988) and two sisters (Chloe 1994, Hollie 2000).Callum's early childhood was similar to many others – he spent much of his time playing football down the park with friends and watching TV shows. Smith next fought undefeated Mexican Abraham Hernandez (5–0, 3 KOs) on 16 August. Smith explained why he chose Skoglund, saying he felt Skoglund was 'stylistically the best fight' for him.
Due to being WBC's number 1 ranked contender at super-middleweight, the WBC had said Smith would fight for their Diamond belt in the quarter-finals. [54] He later went on to state the fight should take place on neutral ground, mentioning Monte Carlo, Dublin and Amsterdam as potential locations. [51] A couple days later, Smith spoke out stating he would like the fight to take place in his home city of Liverpool, however would be open to fighting anywhere else. I’m not disrespecting John Ryder.
Premier League: What is Project Big Picture? He deserves this night.'. Inside, the facilities are stunningly modern and the 10,000-seat arena was nearly sold out for the first professional boxing event to be held in this country. Sauerland stated, "We're working at the moment on all the solutions and scenarios, where George [Groves] is fit and where he isn't. Now after a solid performance, you’d be surprised. There never seemed to be any sense of urgency from Smith, even when Ryder was pretty obviously doing the better work, and even though Smith clearly seemed frustrated at various points. If the unusually tall Smith can stay a while at super-middleweight untold riches and fame can be his for the taking. [73][74] On 27 July, Sauerland announced the fight would take place at a 10,000 capacity arena at the King Abdullah Sports City Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 28 September 2018. One judge had it even after six rounds at 57–57, two judges had Groves ahead 59–55 and 58–56 and one judge had Smith ahead 59–55. Smith had his moments, but he unquestionably looked a bit flat in this fight, and gave a lot of ground to someone he was supposed to handle without too much difficulty. Smith, 29, is continuing to target the top names — Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are frequently mentioned as possible foes — and suggested that he underperformed because he didn’t fear Ryder. Smith won the vacant British super-middleweight title. He took his moment with good grace, praising Groves as a 'great champion' and giving him 'all my respect.'. Bastient down in the third round, his corner threw in the towel despite him beating the count of referee Mr Finch. I felt like I just edged it.
He hoped to return to the ring by July. He wrote, "We will be applying to the @WBSuperSeries for a one-month extension and are hopeful of securing this." Early in the fight, Groves established his jab whilst trying to avoid any power shots from Smith, whilst Smith was connecting with his right hand.
Smith sensed scope for that right and he sent Groves staggering with the best shot so far.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Smith up kept family tradition by winning a silver medal in the welterweight division, following brothers Paul, who also won silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and Stephen who claimed a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Groves made no excuses, claiming the shoulder was never an issue in the fight. I didn’t believe John Ryder was going to beat me. Smith's trainer Joe Gallagher confirmed contracts had been signed. “I want the best names in the division. [32] Smith successfully defended his British super-middleweight title after stopping Blackledge in the tenth round. It would also be the first fight of the series. The Saint slugged back but took more punishment. [33], On 16 January 2017 the WBC ordered negotiations to begin for a fight between Smith and WBC champion Badou Jack (20–1–3, 12 KOs).
[79] The size difference was noticeable as the fight was fought closely throughout the opening six rounds with back and forth action. In October 2012 Smith followed his brothers into the professional ranks, under the promotional banner of Matchroom Sport, and like his siblings, would be coached by Manchester based trainer Joe Gallagher.
The household was full with his parents, three brothers (Paul 1982, Stephen 1985, Liam 1988) and two sisters (Chloe 1994, Hollie 2000).Callum's early childhood was similar to many others – he spent much of his time playing football down the park with friends and watching TV shows. Smith next fought undefeated Mexican Abraham Hernandez (5–0, 3 KOs) on 16 August. Smith explained why he chose Skoglund, saying he felt Skoglund was 'stylistically the best fight' for him.
Due to being WBC's number 1 ranked contender at super-middleweight, the WBC had said Smith would fight for their Diamond belt in the quarter-finals. [54] He later went on to state the fight should take place on neutral ground, mentioning Monte Carlo, Dublin and Amsterdam as potential locations. [51] A couple days later, Smith spoke out stating he would like the fight to take place in his home city of Liverpool, however would be open to fighting anywhere else. I’m not disrespecting John Ryder.
Premier League: What is Project Big Picture? He deserves this night.'. Inside, the facilities are stunningly modern and the 10,000-seat arena was nearly sold out for the first professional boxing event to be held in this country. Sauerland stated, "We're working at the moment on all the solutions and scenarios, where George [Groves] is fit and where he isn't. Now after a solid performance, you’d be surprised. There never seemed to be any sense of urgency from Smith, even when Ryder was pretty obviously doing the better work, and even though Smith clearly seemed frustrated at various points. If the unusually tall Smith can stay a while at super-middleweight untold riches and fame can be his for the taking. [73][74] On 27 July, Sauerland announced the fight would take place at a 10,000 capacity arena at the King Abdullah Sports City Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 28 September 2018. One judge had it even after six rounds at 57–57, two judges had Groves ahead 59–55 and 58–56 and one judge had Smith ahead 59–55. Smith had his moments, but he unquestionably looked a bit flat in this fight, and gave a lot of ground to someone he was supposed to handle without too much difficulty. Smith, 29, is continuing to target the top names — Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are frequently mentioned as possible foes — and suggested that he underperformed because he didn’t fear Ryder. Smith won the vacant British super-middleweight title. He took his moment with good grace, praising Groves as a 'great champion' and giving him 'all my respect.'. Bastient down in the third round, his corner threw in the towel despite him beating the count of referee Mr Finch. I felt like I just edged it.
He hoped to return to the ring by July. He wrote, "We will be applying to the @WBSuperSeries for a one-month extension and are hopeful of securing this." Early in the fight, Groves established his jab whilst trying to avoid any power shots from Smith, whilst Smith was connecting with his right hand.
Smith sensed scope for that right and he sent Groves staggering with the best shot so far.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Smith up kept family tradition by winning a silver medal in the welterweight division, following brothers Paul, who also won silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and Stephen who claimed a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Groves made no excuses, claiming the shoulder was never an issue in the fight. I didn’t believe John Ryder was going to beat me. Smith's trainer Joe Gallagher confirmed contracts had been signed. “I want the best names in the division. [32] Smith successfully defended his British super-middleweight title after stopping Blackledge in the tenth round. It would also be the first fight of the series. The Saint slugged back but took more punishment. [33], On 16 January 2017 the WBC ordered negotiations to begin for a fight between Smith and WBC champion Badou Jack (20–1–3, 12 KOs).
[79] The size difference was noticeable as the fight was fought closely throughout the opening six rounds with back and forth action. In October 2012 Smith followed his brothers into the professional ranks, under the promotional banner of Matchroom Sport, and like his siblings, would be coached by Manchester based trainer Joe Gallagher.
The household was full with his parents, three brothers (Paul 1982, Stephen 1985, Liam 1988) and two sisters (Chloe 1994, Hollie 2000).Callum's early childhood was similar to many others – he spent much of his time playing football down the park with friends and watching TV shows. Smith next fought undefeated Mexican Abraham Hernandez (5–0, 3 KOs) on 16 August. Smith explained why he chose Skoglund, saying he felt Skoglund was 'stylistically the best fight' for him.
Due to being WBC's number 1 ranked contender at super-middleweight, the WBC had said Smith would fight for their Diamond belt in the quarter-finals. [54] He later went on to state the fight should take place on neutral ground, mentioning Monte Carlo, Dublin and Amsterdam as potential locations. [51] A couple days later, Smith spoke out stating he would like the fight to take place in his home city of Liverpool, however would be open to fighting anywhere else. I’m not disrespecting John Ryder.
Premier League: What is Project Big Picture? He deserves this night.'. Inside, the facilities are stunningly modern and the 10,000-seat arena was nearly sold out for the first professional boxing event to be held in this country. Sauerland stated, "We're working at the moment on all the solutions and scenarios, where George [Groves] is fit and where he isn't. Now after a solid performance, you’d be surprised. There never seemed to be any sense of urgency from Smith, even when Ryder was pretty obviously doing the better work, and even though Smith clearly seemed frustrated at various points. If the unusually tall Smith can stay a while at super-middleweight untold riches and fame can be his for the taking. [73][74] On 27 July, Sauerland announced the fight would take place at a 10,000 capacity arena at the King Abdullah Sports City Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 28 September 2018. One judge had it even after six rounds at 57–57, two judges had Groves ahead 59–55 and 58–56 and one judge had Smith ahead 59–55. Smith had his moments, but he unquestionably looked a bit flat in this fight, and gave a lot of ground to someone he was supposed to handle without too much difficulty. Smith, 29, is continuing to target the top names — Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are frequently mentioned as possible foes — and suggested that he underperformed because he didn’t fear Ryder. Smith won the vacant British super-middleweight title. He took his moment with good grace, praising Groves as a 'great champion' and giving him 'all my respect.'. Bastient down in the third round, his corner threw in the towel despite him beating the count of referee Mr Finch. I felt like I just edged it.
He hoped to return to the ring by July. He wrote, "We will be applying to the @WBSuperSeries for a one-month extension and are hopeful of securing this." Early in the fight, Groves established his jab whilst trying to avoid any power shots from Smith, whilst Smith was connecting with his right hand.
Smith sensed scope for that right and he sent Groves staggering with the best shot so far.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Smith up kept family tradition by winning a silver medal in the welterweight division, following brothers Paul, who also won silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and Stephen who claimed a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Groves made no excuses, claiming the shoulder was never an issue in the fight. I didn’t believe John Ryder was going to beat me. Smith's trainer Joe Gallagher confirmed contracts had been signed. “I want the best names in the division. [32] Smith successfully defended his British super-middleweight title after stopping Blackledge in the tenth round. It would also be the first fight of the series. The Saint slugged back but took more punishment. [33], On 16 January 2017 the WBC ordered negotiations to begin for a fight between Smith and WBC champion Badou Jack (20–1–3, 12 KOs).
[79] The size difference was noticeable as the fight was fought closely throughout the opening six rounds with back and forth action. In October 2012 Smith followed his brothers into the professional ranks, under the promotional banner of Matchroom Sport, and like his siblings, would be coached by Manchester based trainer Joe Gallagher.
The household was full with his parents, three brothers (Paul 1982, Stephen 1985, Liam 1988) and two sisters (Chloe 1994, Hollie 2000).Callum's early childhood was similar to many others – he spent much of his time playing football down the park with friends and watching TV shows. Smith next fought undefeated Mexican Abraham Hernandez (5–0, 3 KOs) on 16 August. Smith explained why he chose Skoglund, saying he felt Skoglund was 'stylistically the best fight' for him.
Due to being WBC's number 1 ranked contender at super-middleweight, the WBC had said Smith would fight for their Diamond belt in the quarter-finals. [54] He later went on to state the fight should take place on neutral ground, mentioning Monte Carlo, Dublin and Amsterdam as potential locations. [51] A couple days later, Smith spoke out stating he would like the fight to take place in his home city of Liverpool, however would be open to fighting anywhere else. I’m not disrespecting John Ryder.
Premier League: What is Project Big Picture? He deserves this night.'. Inside, the facilities are stunningly modern and the 10,000-seat arena was nearly sold out for the first professional boxing event to be held in this country. Sauerland stated, "We're working at the moment on all the solutions and scenarios, where George [Groves] is fit and where he isn't. Now after a solid performance, you’d be surprised. There never seemed to be any sense of urgency from Smith, even when Ryder was pretty obviously doing the better work, and even though Smith clearly seemed frustrated at various points. If the unusually tall Smith can stay a while at super-middleweight untold riches and fame can be his for the taking. [73][74] On 27 July, Sauerland announced the fight would take place at a 10,000 capacity arena at the King Abdullah Sports City Complex in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 28 September 2018. One judge had it even after six rounds at 57–57, two judges had Groves ahead 59–55 and 58–56 and one judge had Smith ahead 59–55. Smith had his moments, but he unquestionably looked a bit flat in this fight, and gave a lot of ground to someone he was supposed to handle without too much difficulty. Smith, 29, is continuing to target the top names — Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders are frequently mentioned as possible foes — and suggested that he underperformed because he didn’t fear Ryder. Smith won the vacant British super-middleweight title. He took his moment with good grace, praising Groves as a 'great champion' and giving him 'all my respect.'. Bastient down in the third round, his corner threw in the towel despite him beating the count of referee Mr Finch. I felt like I just edged it.
He hoped to return to the ring by July. He wrote, "We will be applying to the @WBSuperSeries for a one-month extension and are hopeful of securing this." Early in the fight, Groves established his jab whilst trying to avoid any power shots from Smith, whilst Smith was connecting with his right hand.
Smith sensed scope for that right and he sent Groves staggering with the best shot so far.
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Smith up kept family tradition by winning a silver medal in the welterweight division, following brothers Paul, who also won silver at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and Stephen who claimed a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. Groves made no excuses, claiming the shoulder was never an issue in the fight. I didn’t believe John Ryder was going to beat me. Smith's trainer Joe Gallagher confirmed contracts had been signed. “I want the best names in the division. [32] Smith successfully defended his British super-middleweight title after stopping Blackledge in the tenth round. It would also be the first fight of the series. The Saint slugged back but took more punishment. [33], On 16 January 2017 the WBC ordered negotiations to begin for a fight between Smith and WBC champion Badou Jack (20–1–3, 12 KOs).
