Smith vs Whittaker

When is Smith vs Whittaker?

Callum Smith could fight Ben Whittaker in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Smith would be defending his WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Joshua Buatsi in February 2025. He has held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 5 days.

Smith vs Whittaker stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ben Whittaker would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 1 draw, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Whittaker would have a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 71%.

Callum Smith is the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

Smith has a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Smith and Ben Whittaker fight out of an orthodox stance.

Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years and 8 months earlier than Whittaker, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He has fought 120 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Whittaker's 56.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Ben Whittaker is currently ranked number 3 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Whittaker form

Smith has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Joshua Buatsi on February 22, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Galvan on November 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on January 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Mathieu Bauderlique on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Whittaker remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Braian Nahuel Suarez on April 18, 2026, by knockout in the 1st round at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Benjamin Gavazi on November 29, 2025, by knockout in the 1st round at The Nec, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam Cameron on April 20, 2025, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had drawn with Liam Cameron on October 12, 2024, by technical draw in their 5 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Selhurst Park Football Ground, Crystal Palace, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ben Whittaker has been fighting more than Callum Smith.

Callum Smith last fought 1 year, 7 months and 17 days ago, while Ben Whittaker's last outing was 5 months and 21 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years and 14 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Whittaker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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