{"id":78674,"date":"2022-08-18T12:29:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/smith-y-bauderlique-frente-a-frente-en-jeddah\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:31:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T18:31:26","slug":"smith-and-bauderlique-cheek-to-jowl-in-jeddah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/smith-and-bauderlique-cheek-to-jowl-in-jeddah\/","title":{"rendered":"Smith and Bauderlique cheek to jowl in Jeddah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smith and Bauderlique cheek to jowl in Jeddah<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Former super middleweight champion Callum Smith fights Mathieu Bauderlique (21-1, 12 KOs) in a World Boxing Council light heavyweight eliminator on Saturday, August 20 at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

It`s part of the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk 2.
\nWBC No. 1 Callum and No. 2 Bauderlique each seek to become a mandatory challenger for World Boxing Council 175-pound champion Artur Beterbiev.<\/p>\n

Smith has only fought once at light heavyweight, beating Lenis Castillo via second-round knockout last September.<\/p>\n

French-born Bauderlique has had notable victories over Doudou Ngumbu and Igor Mikhalkin.
\nBoth fighters were face to face at a press conference, where they commented:<\/p>\n

“It’s a match I have to win. I’m in a busy division, a packed division where there are a lot of fighters waiting for a world title shot. A loss here puts me at the back of the line, and it’s a very big line. A win here It puts me at the front of the line to fight for the WBC Green and Gold title. That’s the goal. I’ve been there before at 168 and I think I’m good enough to do it at 175,” Smith said.<\/p>\n

Bauderlique, who holds the EBU title, commented: \u201cI know the quality of my rival but I have done a great preparation. It`s an important opportunity for my career, and this is a giant step to reach my dream of being world champion\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Smith and Bauderlique cheek to jowl in Jeddah Former super middleweight champion Callum Smith fights Mathieu Bauderlique (21-1, 12 KOs) in a World Boxing Council light [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n

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