Callum Smith pleases the restoration of massive lithe to the top of the victory over Joshua Batsi.
At the age of 34 and being surprised that he was weaker against Batsi, who lost only to the saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Artur Beterbav and did not see how Batsi fights at the highest level, revived his career in a potentially defining fight by gaining a unanimous decision on the place of Riyad in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening.
Smith received the results of 119-110, 116-112 and 115-113 at the end of the entertainment and competitive competition, in which he was stern enough to have to go to the hospital immediately after recording one of his most impressive victories.
By winning the slightly recognized fleeting title of WBO from his previously undefeated, 31-year-old opponent, he also put himself on the course to fight Beterbaiev again, and even Dmitry Bivol-Russian will fight for the third time later in 2025-and he showed that he showed that he showed that The lucrative competition with David Benavidez is another most attractive that can be performed.
His victory took place just over six months after the potential competition between Batsi and Anthony Yarde was presented as capable of establishing a leading British massive weight. It also happened just over a year after its only defeat throughout Beterbaview, which so much contributed to the suggestion that he had collapsed.
“I had two losses,” said IFL TV. “Two people who beat me put me on the back foot. People do not realize that I am a very, very good warrior inside – I am very, very good up close and I knew that in this kind of fight I could get to the top. I thought [Buatsi would] Try to suffocate me; get closer; Put off your work inside. But I knew I would beat him in this kind of fight.
“I beat him on a range, but up close, buddy [McGirt, my trainer] He told me to stay inside and shortened my shots. It probably made a better fight to watch, but I’m glad I showed it. People forgot about it with the two fights that I lost.
“For weighing [one of Buatsi’s team] He shouted over his shoulder: “He is damaged goods”, which in my opinion is a bit disrespectful. I get that you have to raise your man, but a few weeks ago a youthful warrior lost her life. Shouting such things is a bit disrespectful. He comes to the locker room to watch me pull my hands, and commented on some comments, which I thought was a disrespect. But I bit my lip, and then I said, “Never talk to me like this,” and he said, “I have to say a little.” Apparently I’m not [damaged goods]. Not yet.”
Since his defeat of Alvarez in 2020, Smith’s career and perception of his skills have also been undermined by his relative inaction, and the cut he experienced may still prevent him from returning to the ring to the ring, as he could expect.
“When they looked at the cut, they said that it was also indented inside – I probably need plastic surgery – but they had to sew both inside and outside,” he said. “I had to go there [to the hospital]Check it out, scan the bones there – it’s all right. All sewn.
“The plan has been boarded all week, do work, win, win, do a pizza and sit down and enjoy an amazing program [Smith and Buatsi had fought on the undercard of Beterbiev-Bivol II]. It didn’t go to the set – I had to go straight to the hospital – and I had to take me off when I went to the hospital. But I am cheerful with the result – I think I have proved that many people are wrong and I am cheerful.
“I thought about it [119-110 scorecard] It was very wide – it was a bit strict for Josh Batsi. When it was announced that I know I would win because there was no way he would win so wide. I don’t think I won so widely, but the other two results cards-there were eight four, seven five years. I always felt that I was ahead of us, but he was competitive and there were times when I felt like I was starting to rotate the screw, and then back and came back. It was one of them fights. But from the first round I felt that I was always ahead of us. It was a challenging fight – I made a few shots. He made several shots. I didn’t realize how good the fight was. It was just a challenging fight. “
Edgar Berlanga blew up Shakura Stevenson, reacting to him complaining that he was the main support on his undercard page this summer, July 12 Mega-Event at Central Park in Modern York. Berlanga informed Shakur that he was arousing the crowd in the main event after they put their lifeless performance on their website. Edgar added that he was the “king of Modern York” and said that he did not want Shakur to try his hand when he saw him.
Berlanga (23-1, 18 Kos) from Brooklyn in Modern York, heads Hamzah Sheeraz in the battle of super medium weight. The lightweight champion of WBC Stevenson (23-0, 11 KO) is nervous that his great fight with William Zeda (33-0, 27 KO) does not receive the highest settlements by Turki Alalshikhh.
NYC doesn’t buy it
Shakur believes that his fight should be a star in which he was the world champion. However, it does not connect to contemporary boxing fans. Holding the belt means nothing now. Fans want to playAnd Berlanga-Sheeraz has a better chance of providing this than the fight of Stevenson with Zeda. If Newark, from Modern Jersey, Shakur, had a reputation of being an adventurer, would probably be placed in the head selection position.
Berlanga is nice to watch and his personality is ideal for interest in the card on July 12. He doesn’t even try to be a villain. It’s just him. Berlanga Fits the role of the figure of the villain Without pretending. As for Shakur, it does not belong to this era. He should return to the Mayweather era when the fans were more tolerant of lifeless fights. You can’t fight that now. Shakur should be grateful that Turki puts him even on his card, because he really should wash his hands and say: “Go away.”
We already know that Shakur is Tidy runnerAnd he will move without a break through 12 rounds against Tom Puncher Zepeda. If he stood and put with a Mexican blow, he would probably not stand more than six rounds. Zepeda is on average to 100 beats thrown on the round, and Shakur on average one quarter of it even on his best days.
“They brought me a co-maraging event at Edgar. I am the biggest star on the card. I am a guy who people want to see,” said Shakur Stevenson to Breakdeal Club Power 105.1 FMComplaining about his fight with William Zepeda on the undercard of Edgar Berlang vs. Hamzah Sheeraz on July 12. “I have the best CV.”
Stevenson doesn’t know what he is talking about. Fighters whose fans want to see on the card on July 12 are Berlanga and Zepeda. These two are most interested in fans in the American Shakur, is basically only an opponent who stands in front of the entertaining Tom Zeped. As for fans, the Mexican star of Zepeda is a real master in this fight, not Shakur.
“I am also the most talented. Just to put me on [Berlanga] Undercard. It doesn’t make sense, “said Stevenson. “Take me from it [July 12] Card, what do you think this card does? Nobody will pay attention to it. They pay attention to this by me. “
Turki makes sense to put Turks to Stevenson to the Cover on July 12. You must believe that Turki and his team carefully thought about this movement, weighing what fight would attract the greatest interest of fans in Modern York and in the whole country. Berlanga vs. Sheeraz will attract more interest from Modern Yorkers, the USA and Great Britain than Shakur-Zepeda.
“He is [Turki Alalshikh] I try to make the best fight, but I want the biggest and best fights. I want to fight the tank, “Shakur said, continuing to defeat the drum about the start of Gervont Davis. “I think Central Park and Times Square, I think it’s frosty.”
Shakur has to forget about Gervont Davis for a moment and focus on the task against Zepeda. This is not certain, win. We have already seen how complex to Tevin Farmer could cope with Zepeda’s pressure in their two fights, and he is more uneven and powerful than Shakur with a long shot.
Parish path
If Stevenson escapes from Zepeda, as he did against Edwin de Los Santos, he will be thrown out of Central Park by Modern York fans. Even if he wins, his supplies will fall so low that Tank Davis will not want anything related to him. Shakur there would be a pariah.
“It’s crazy, I really told people that this is a double main event and 2 stars on the battle card, but now!” he said Edgar Berlanga ON InstagramResponding to Shakur Stevenson, he complains about his undercard on July 12.
“The king of Modern York ***! I’m going to sleep, and then I will be the one who will wake up with the fireworks! PS: Don’t shake my hands when you see me, I don’t want to break my hands before the fight. You in my city, Ziomek. Don’t forget! @Shakurstevenson 🗽”
Trenka Crawford’s coach, Bernie “The Boxer” Davis, says that Crawford will not fight the “back foot” against Canelo Alvarez on September 12. He states that he attacks Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KO), wants to tear his undisputed title of super medium weight from him at the Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas.
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The way Bernie talks about Crawford, you might think that he destroyed everyone from 168 to 200. But when you look at the last performance of Terupka against Israil Madrimov, it sounds like pure work. He is simply lucky that he did not have to fight Canelo, passing through a peace full of venomous kings and hungry wolves, fighting with David Benavidez, David Morrell and Dmitry Bivol.
Expect back
It is tough to imagine that Crawford (41-0, 31 KO) attacks Canelo, as if he were a plate of food because of his inaction, and for the first time he moves on two divisions to fight in 168. You can take People’s seriously if he showed courage, approaching the weight and agreed to fight David Benavidez or David Morrell first.
He just sat, ages and joyful that Turks Alalshikh gave him a fight with Canelo without having to risk his back, approaching and fighting with one of these killers. It beats working on life, giving him things.
“When you see Crawford, he will go there and be busy with Canelo. You don’t even doubt it,” said Bernie “Tha Boxer” Davis Boxing fansSounding like Hype Man On the verge of tears talking about Terenka Crawford, who won with Canelo Alvarez on September 12. “You have never seen Crawford staying on your butt in any fight in your life. Do you understand it?”
Well, I remember Crawford fought for the rear foot against Israil Madrimov and Viktor Postol. He moved a lot in both fights. One of the reasons why Crawford did not fight on the back foot is that his opposition was frail, practically all his career. In his 17-year career he fought only one good warrior, and this is Madrimov. He almost lost him and is not even a warrior at the elite level.
Errol Spence was a ruined warrior before Crawford fought him. He was exhausted after a car accident, injuries, inactivity and yo-yo diet. He was a warrior shell he was when he changed a professional for the first time.
Getting into trouble
“He is the type of guy who will lead you,” said Davis about Crawford. “So expect to go to him [Canelo]. We will do everything we can do to him. We will do everything we have to do.
“But you can expect Crawford to come to him because you can’t beat Canelo to the back foot forever. You have to get him. You have to do something, and he knew better that Crawford is coming,” Davis said.
Crawford will probably not “enter” Canelo enough to win the decision. When he tastes Alvarez’s power, he will go into the defense mode, trying to win the celebration through the stab. It won’t work. You won’t defeat the Canelo Supergivoons by stabbing him because he was tried by Gennadiya Golovkin in their first fight and Erislanda Lara. The judges focused more on Canelo power shots and ignored the ggg and lara stab.
Jermall Charlo wants Rolando Romero to fight Devin Haney “washed.” Romero (17-2, 13 KO) defeated both Ryan Garcia and Haney, ruining all the chances that they would fight in the near future.
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Haney’s management will probably not agree to let him fight a great blow, such as Rolly, because they would know what would happen. Devin will fall apart with the first substantial shot of Rolly Lands, and his career will be ready for scrap metal.
“Washed” if Romero wins
“It looks like it would be Devin Haney. If Rolly washed him, it is washed,” said Jermall Charlo to media About who he wants to see the newly crowned “ordinary” welterweight champion Rolando Romero to fight next.
“If you do what you have just done Ryan with Haney, it makes sense and a lot of money. When it comes to heritage, I would say that come back and stop dev. I say dev or Gervont,” said Charlo.
You can definitely argue that Haney is already washed, even without the role of Rolly. This performance Haney turned against Jose Ramirez, showed that he was too shy to have a chance against any of the good fighters in 147 or 140.
Last Friday, Romero defeated Ryan (24-2, 20 KO) in great nervousness, defeating him with a 12-round unanimous decision at Times Square, Up-to-date York. Rolly was chosen as an opponent of tuning Garcia. They were to face immediately after the fight for the announcement of the October rematch. Rolly ruined everything.
Haney (32-0, 15 KO) won the fight on the card against Jose Ramirez, but he looked so bad because of running that his reserves fell in the same way as if he lost. He is treated as a failure because it looked so shy. It’s too overdue now. If Haney looked like pure gold against Ramirez, they could be able to save the fight against Garcia for October.
Ruled revenge chances
Boxing fans would still be interested in watching him because Devin looked great. But because Haney’s performance is even worse than Ryan, there was no way to put this fight. This may have permanently ruined chances of a rematch.
I don’t see Turk Alalshikh who wants to bother Haney’s head after losing to Rolly. Why would he?
Some promoters, such as Eddie Hearn, would still be interested in signing Haney because of his recognition. He could take him to England and give him treatment of Conor Benn with a careful relationship. However, he would not be a real claimant who would be useful for construction.
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