On January 13, 2024, a 33-year-old Callum Smith (29-1, 21 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC, IBF, and WBO title held by 38-year-old Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev (19-0, 19 KOs).
Smith came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 24 days. Beterbiev was on a 19-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 16 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Callum Smith via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC, IBF, and WBO light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 20-0 (20 KOs), while Smith adds a loss to his record at 29-2.
On December 19, 2020, the 30-year-old WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight world champion, Callum Smith (27-0, 19 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Smith came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 26 days. Canelo was on a 4-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 17 days.
Canelo Álvarez defeated Callum Smith via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Super), The Ring, and WBC titles. Canelo improves his record to 54-1-2, while Smith adds a loss to his record at 27-1.