On November 23, 2019, Callum Smith (26-0, 19 KOs), the super-middleweight WBA (Super) and The Ring champion, defends his titles against fellow British challenger, John Ryder (28-4, 16 KOs).
Callum Smith is coming in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam, 5 months and 22 days ago. John Ryder is on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Bilal Akkawy, 6 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Callum Smith at 99-1 winning odds. John Ryder really doesn't have much to present against Smith.
Callum Smith defeated John Ryder via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and The Ring super-middleweight titles. Smith improves his record to 27-0, while Ryder adds a loss to his record at 28-5.