Eddie Hearn believes Callum Smith will produce a devastating knockout when he challenges Artur Beterbiev for the unified mild heavyweight titles in Canada on Saturday.
Hearn will probably be ringside to see his cost Smith problem Beterbiev for his WBC, IBF and WBO crowns in Quebec, dwell on Sky Sports activities within the UK.
The house favorite is undefeated in 19 skilled bouts, successful all of them by stoppage, however Hearn has backed the customer to drag off a surprising upset.
“Yeah, you recognize, you’ll be able to simply see it, you recognize?,” he informed Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel.
“I imply, I bear in mind when Callum Johnson fought Artur Beterbiev years in the past.
“It was truly our first-ever Matchroom Boxing USA present on DAZN. And he dropped Beterbiev with a left hook. I can simply – each time I take into consideration this combat, you recognize, as Callum does, simply catch, counter, I can see him knocking out Artur Beterbiev out chilly in Quebec.
“It’s a troublesome job, however I actually imagine [Callum is] gonna do it.
“And, you recognize, folks give him a superb shot in that combat. And I do. I actually imagine Callum Smith will beat Beterbiev and turn into the unified mild heavyweight world champion, two-division world champion as effectively.
“Can’t wait to be there. And, you recognize, it’s a kind of nights the place you go and get victory over there, and it’s only one that you just actually bear in mind.”
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Smith has gained two on the spin by knockout since shifting as much as mild heavyweight after shedding his WBA tremendous middleweight world title to Canelo Alvarez in December 2020.
Beterbiev defended his belts with a brutal eighth spherical stoppage over Anthony Yarde final January, however at 38-years-old, Hearn feels that age is beginning to meet up with him and insists ‘Mundo’ has the facility to harm him.
“And age,” Hearn added.
“You already know, he needed to pull out of the primary combat [with Smith]. You already know, noticed him towards [Anthony] Yarde, clearly an excellent fighter, however simply began to point out a couple of indicators.
“You already know, I feel he might be harm. However an enormous hazard, and Callum’s gotta get it spot on. However I imagine he’ll do it.
“His two fights at mild heavyweight, clearly towards opposition to not the degrees of Beterbiev, however iced them.
“And he can actually punch. You already know, he was at 168 for a very long time, struggling to make the burden. So, this can be a huge shootout in Quebec.”
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