Eddie Hearn wants to receive Callum Smith vs. David Morrell “closed to”

Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn said on Friday he wants to get the fight “closes” between the heavy weight champion of Wbo, Callum Smith (31-2, 22 kos) and David Morrell. Hearn is in conversations with Morrell’s promoter, Luis Decubas, to get the fight.

Morrell (12-1, 9 kos) reaches an exciting ten-round victory over Imam Khataev on July 12 at the Louis Armstrong stadium in Queens, New York. Many fans felt that it was the night struggle on this card.

Khataev left Morrell in the fifth round, but Morrell returned strong in the second half to win. Rounds 10, 11 and 12 were returned and returned with Morrell and Khataev to punish.

Get —Lock

“The same conversations with Luis Decubas. This is a struggle that has ordered the WBO. This is a struggle that his excellence (Turki Alshikh) also interests him. He is a huge party, and he has invested a lot in the division of 175 pounds,” said the promoter of the Matchs Hall Eddie Hearn a Boxing news On a struggle between the heavy weight champion of Wbo, Callum Smith and David Morrell.

“So, we want this struggle to close, but this will be the next struggle for Callum Smith,” said Hearn.

It is a risky struggle for Smith, 35, and you can understand why Hearn does not sound too enthusiastic when talking about him who climbs against the powerful and 27 years old Morrell. There is a significant latter between the two, and this could play a role in the result.

Smith arrives at an unanimous 12 round victory over Joshua Buatsi before unbeaten on February 22, 2025, in Riad, Saudi Arabia.

The way to Bivol

It was a struggle that had a lot on the Smith line, as it couldn’t afford to lose his age. He was victorious after fighting Buatsi and now has the title of 175 pounds of Wbo. With this belt, Smith is in a position to challenge the WBO Dmitry Bivol champion and make a lot of money. However, the WBO ordered negotiations to begin between Smith and Morrell on July 21, 2025. Smith must defend Morrell to maintain his temporary title of Wbo to achieve the title.

“Morrell is the coolest of the two.” Morrell’s amateur experience richness schooled him in managing a steady series of difficult fighting before becoming a professional, keeping it in bold as he presses to become a world list. “

Morrell’s Amateur Besty

The record of Morrell fans in Cuba was an impressive 130-5 before becoming a professional in 2019. He has youth, power and amateur experience to give Callum a hard struggle. In the last three fights of Morrell, he has faced these great punctures:

• Imam Khataev: W-SD 10
• David Benavidez: L-Ud 12
• Radivoje Kalajdzic: W-Ud 12

The Morrell fighter lost, Benavidez, made many punishments from Morrell in his fight on February 1, 2025. Morrell searched Benavidez in the fourth and dropped him in eleventh

At the end of the struggle, Benavidez’s face was swollen and it seemed that he had obtained the worst. He has not fought since then. The scores were 118-108, 115-111 and 115-111.

“Morrell’s trust force in his amateur experience is such that (he) wants the biggest and most bad athletes around. I give him his hat. It’s a new age,” said analyst Chris Algieri in Boxec.