LIAM SMITH revealed he hadn’t sparred since the beginning of August after losing via ninth round knockout to Canelo Alvarez inside a raucous AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Scouser lost his WBO super-welterweight title to the superstar, after a stirring scrap.
Smith suffered the injury while sparring Kell Brook, but opted to go ahead with the bout, believing he could still pull off the upset.
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