The 33-year-old ex-world middleweight champion (up to 69.9 kg) Briton Liam Smith (31-3-1, 18 KOs) is set to fight for the title again, taking the position of a mandatory contender in the WBC or WBO line.
Recall that the undisputed champion of the division at the moment is the American Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs), and the official contender for the WBO is Australian Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs).
“I will try to take one of these positions. If the belts become vacant, then I will have to choose, because I am number 2 in the WBO and number 3 in the WBC, ”said Liam. – There has been talk about our duel with Tszyu for a long time, and it would be a big event. He used to want to fight me himself to get the contender position, but now he has it, and he will not risk going into the ring against me when he can fight for a world title and become a champion.
“If Jermell Charlo fights Tim Tszyu, I’m next in line for the WBO. If Tszyu wins, I will become his mandatory challenger. It will be interesting, but you have to wait and see,” added the Briton.
In the last fight, Smith defeated former US world champion Jesse Vargas – on April 30 in New York, he stopped him in the 10th round.
Meanwhile, British promoter Eddie Hearn thinks it’s too early for Tszyu to go to Charlo.
Source:
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