{"id":89997,"date":"2023-03-15T15:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/?p=89997"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:30:57","slug":"wbc-orders-artur-beterbiev-vs-callum-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wbc-orders-artur-beterbiev-vs-callum-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"WBC orders Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>WBC orders Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The World Boxing Council has ordered WBC light heavyweight champion, Artur Beterbiev, to make his mandatory defense against Callum Smith. 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