Until a little over a month ago, Callum Smith Not only did he own the World Boxing Association’s super middleweight title, but he was also considered the best fighter in the division by The Ring magazine. But Canelo Alvarez decided to drop at 168 pounds.
On December 19, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the Mexican was far superior to the British, sometimes giving him an authentic boxing lesson, eventually defeating him by unanimous decision after being on the verge of being knocked out in various parts of the struggle.
With the win, Canelo not only got the WBA belt, but also the WBC belt he left David Benevídez after failing to weigh in for his last fight. In addition, he warned from then that his goal for 2021 would be to become the undisputed champion of the division.
And precisely Callum Smith was the one who assured in his latest statements that the Mexican has everything to fulfill the plan, because he doesn’t see a boxer in the division who is able to face him. “I don’t think anyone will beat him. He can only lose if he keeps gaining weight, but he ended that. His defense is too good. He can clearly hit, but his strength wasn’t ridiculous.”, expressed in dialogue with Sky Sports.
Further, He denied coming to the fight in bad shape, version that launched Canelo’s opponents to minimize his victory. “Ideally I would have wanted a full report, but I was in the gym most of the year. If I didn’t do anything, I would have rejected the fight. I was in shape, I did all twelve rounds well.”, he assured.