Until just over a month ago, Callum Smith not only was he the owner of the World Boxing Association’s super middleweight title, but he was also considered by The Ring magazine to be the best fighter in the division. But canelo Álvarez decide to plant flag at 168 pounds.
On December 19, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, the Mexican was far superior to the British, giving him at times a real boxing lesson, and ended up defeating by unanimous decision after having him on the verge of the knockout in different passages of the combat.
With the victory, Canelo not only remained the belt of the AMB, but also that of the CMB that had left vacant David Benevídez after not giving the weigh-in for his last fight. He also warned from that moment that his goal for 2021 would be precisely to become the undisputed champion of the division.
And it was precisely Callum Smith who in his last statements said that the Mexican has everything to fulfill the plan, as he does not see in the division a boxer capable of dealing with him. “I don’t think anyone will beat him. He can only lose if he continues to gain weight, but he has put an end to that. His defense is too good. He can obviously hit, but his power wasn’t ridiculous.”, Expressed in dialogue with Sky Sports.
Besides, deny having gotten into a bad fight, version that the detractors of the Canelo started to run to minimize their victory. “Ideally, I would have wanted a full warning, but I was in the gym most of the year. If I wasn’t doing anything, I would have turned down the fight. I was in decent enough shape, I did all twelve assaults well.”, He assured.