George Groves vs Callum Smith
On September 28, 2018, George Groves (28-3, 20 KOs), the super-middleweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against fellow British challenger, Callum Smith (24-0, 17 KOs). The vacant The Ring super-middleweight title is also on the line.
Groves vs Smith Stats
George Groves is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Chris Eubank Jr., 7 months and 11 days ago. Callum Smith is on a 24-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Nieky Holzken, 7 months and 4 days ago.
Groves vs Smith Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Callum Smith at 54.9-45.1, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Smith has a slightly better chance of winning, but Groves could also certainly pull it off.
Groves vs Smith Result
Callum Smith stopped the champion via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world titles of his career, and is crowned the new WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight champion. Smith improves his record to 25-0 (18 KOs), while Groves adds a loss to his record at 28-4.