WHOLE SHOW
CALLUM SMITH using Pawel Stepian as target practice was not one of the can’t miss fights of 2023, but its cancellation, due to the Englishman suffering an injury, has surely affected the appeal of this Saturday’s event at the Echo Arena.
So, instead of seeing Smith warming up for a proposed shot at light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, fans in Liverpool and DAZN subscribers will have to make do with two 10-rounders in co-headline slots.
The curtain closer will be Matchroom’s, 17-0 (14), doing battle with the owner of boxing’s finest nickname – “Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver” – , 21-3-1 (9), over 10 rounds in the super-middleweight division.