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Former super middleweight champion Callum Smith encounters Mathieu Bauderlique (21-1, 12 KOs) in a World Boxing Council light heavyweight title eliminator on Saturday at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia.
WBC No. 1 Callum and No. 2 Bauderlique each seek the mandatory challenger position, to take on World Boxing Council 175-pound champion Artur Beterbiev.
Smith has only fought once at light heavyweight, beating Lenin Castillo via second-round knockout last September.
French-born Bauderlique has had notable victories over Doudou Ngumbu and Igor Mikhalkin.
Smith vs. Bauderlique is on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2.
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