As WBO interim light heavyweight titleholder Callum Smith (31-2, 22 KOs) prepares for his next fight against David Morrell (12-1, 9 KOs) on April 18 in Liverpool, England, he quickly touches on the fight and explains that he’s certainly feeling good about his chances to beat Morrell despite the relatively even odds.
“Very confident in my own abilities,” Smith said. “Believe I’ll have a good camp, get the tactics right, and I go in there and I always believe at my best I can beat anyone in the world
and I believe I’ll beat David Morrell. I rate him as a fighter, I think he’s a very good fighter. He’s going to possess some problems that I need to overcome but I’m excited to be back in Liverpool, happy to put on a show for my own fans. So I’m confident I can go in there and do a good job.”
Smith, 35, has won two straight fights including a decision win over Joshua Buatsi over a year ago since he got stopped by Artur Beterbiev back in early 2024.
Morrell, 28, had been riding high until a clear decision loss to David Benavidez early last year proved to be a setback. He’s since come back to narrowly edge a 10-round split decision win over Imam Khataev last summer but there will continue to be questions about his trajectory heading into this fight.
