On Saturday, August 20, in one of the most spectacular fights on the undercard of the Usyk-Joshua fight in the WBC light heavyweight contender’s duel, 32-year-old Briton Callum Smith (29 wins, 21 of them by knockout) met. summer Frenchman Mathieu Boderlik (21 wins, 12 of them by knockout, 2 losses).
From the first seconds of the fight in the ring there was a real felling, which was dominated by the Briton, nicknamed Mundo. At the beginning of the fourth round, the ex-world champion from Foggy Albion knocked down the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games. It seemed that Boderlik had time to recover, but at the end of the three-minute period, left-hander Smith, continuing to “fall asleep” the opponent with powerful blows, knocked out the opponent.
Having scored the 12th knockout in his career, Callum Smith became the mandatory challenger for the championship fight with Russian-born Artur Beterbiev (18 wins, all by knockout), who plays for Canada and knocked out American Joe Smith in June.
Earlier, FACTS reported that Ukrainian Daniel Lapin won the fight on the undercard of the Usyk-Joshua fight.
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