Boxing: Lightweight Division
Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
12.01.2024, 01:00
The Super Middleweight divisions of boxing present another Main Event fight between Callum Simpson and Steed Woodall. Interestingly, this bout is special as Callum Simpson has her British & Commonwealth Super Middleweight Titles on the line. The weight class for this bout is 135 lbs (61.2 kg) and will be held in Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Fans can catch up with the event live on Sky Sports.
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Callum Simpson hails from Barnsley, Yorkshire, and boasts of a professional record of 15 wins. He challenged for the British Commonwealth Super Middleweight Title against Zak Chelli. The method of victory was via unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Before that, he faced Abdallah Paziwapazi and won via a technical knockout victory in the fourth round. In 2022, he fought for the vacant British Central Area Super Middleweight Title against Ben Ridings and won in the second round via knockout. He has fought across over seven boxing promotions in his career. The 28-year-old boxer has recorded some decision victories against Elvis Dube, Kiril Psonko, Boris Crighton, and Jose de Jesus Macias. Some of the knockout victories he recorded were against Celso Neves, Farouk Daku, Michal Loniewski, Michal Gazdik, Antony Woolery, and Lewis van Poetsch.
Steed Woodall - looking for the second consecutive victory
Steed Woodall is coming from a win against Lerrone Richards via a straight right technical knockout. This co-main event matchup earned him the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title. In 2023, he recorded his last loss to Padraig McCrory via unanimous decision. Before that, he fought against Boris Crighton and won via unanimous decision. During his spell on top boxing promotions, he faced Darryl Sharp via points decision and Scott Williams via body shot technical knockout.
STATS | CALLUM SIMPSON | STEED WOODALL |
AGE | 28 | 30 |
HEIGHT | 6'3" | 5'11" |
REACH | N/A | 66.5" |
PRO RECORD | 15-0-0 | 19-2-1 |
Expert Betting Tips
This is a close contest bout. Both boxers are coming from a recent victory that involved a title win. This means that both fighters are equal in this meeting. Woodall has more experience in terms of many fights, while Callum's threat here is the consecutive record he has. Callum Simpson also has a height advantage, which is a massive body that could be intimidating for Steed Woodall. He will get the needed win.