Callum Smith 'willing to fight anyone' for WBC super-middleweight title
Thursday 19 January 2017 17:46, UK
Callum Smith says he is willing to fight anybody for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title.
Smith is scheduled to fight for the WBC strap and travelled to New York to watch the unification battle between WBC champion Badou Jack and IBF king James DeGale end in a thrilling draw.
In the ring after the fight, Jack and his promoter Floyd Mayweather declared that the Swede would move up to 175lbs and on Wednesday he vacated the title.
Smith will now wait to see who he will meet for the crown, with former champion Anthony Dirrell number two in the rankings behind him and likely to want to regain the title he lost to Jack in April 2015.
"I said before the fight that I was in a good position and that's still the case - my next fight is going to be for the World title, that hasn't changed," said Smith.
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"A draw or a Jack win was always going to create an interesting scenario but the only thing I care about is fighting for the World title.
"A lot of people have backed me since day one to win a World title and it's going to be great to get out next time and prove them right.
"It's never been Badou Jack or James DeGale that I want to fight, it's the World title that I want; it doesn't matter to me who it is. Anthony Dirrell is the next in line and if it's him then great, let's do it."
