Callum Smith vs Anthony Dirrell update

Callum Smith

LIVERPOOL super-middleweight Callum Smith is waiting for his world title shot to be finalised. He was meant to fight Anthony Dirrell for the now vacant WBC world title on September 9 in Los Angeles.

But the Americanโ€™s team are trying to move the fight to Flint, his home town, to the day before what they thought had been agreed.

Smithโ€™s promoter Eddie Hearn revealed, โ€œWe signed a contract for September 9 in LA, lodged it with the WBC. They came back on Wednesday and said we want to change the venue to September 8 in Flint, Michigan. We came back and said no. Weโ€™ve signed the contract for September 9 in LA. Thereโ€™s no mechanism for changing the contract. Thatโ€™s where itโ€™s happening. People have booked flights, which they have.โ€

He continued, โ€œWe said to Mauricio Sulaiman we shouldnโ€™t have to fight on September 8 in Flint. Weโ€™ve signed a contract. Weโ€™re waiting on a ruling. So the answer is September 9.โ€

The fight wonโ€™t be part of the new World Boxing Super Series, which will involve WBA world champion George Groves. โ€œHeโ€™s not going in. Originally they were both going to go in and fight in the series. But then Dirrell says Iโ€™m not going in so Callum [wonโ€™t],โ€ Hearn said.

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