Smith: I am the best in the Ali Trophy tournament
Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KOs) believes he will not only beat Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs) on Saturday in their quarter-final at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, but go all the way to take the Muhammad Ali Trophy. The Liverpool fighter is the bookies’ and many experts favourite to take home the Ali Trophy next year in May. And 27-year-old Smith approves the odds. "From the outside looking in, I am possibly not the obvious favourite because I am still relatively unproven at the highest level," said Smith.
"You have George Groves who is a World Champion, who you could say could be favourite, he’ll probably be a bit annoyed that he is not.
“But from my point of view, yeah I think I am the best in the tournament so yes, I do agree with it. It is a privilege to be called the favourite, Read more [...]