Smith vs Morrell

When is Smith vs Morrell?

Callum Smith could face the challenge of David Morrell in late 2026 at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool.

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

The contest would be for the WBO light heavyweight championship of the world.

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, 3 months and 10 days. This fight is a mandatory contest for 's WBO Belt.

Smith vs Morrell 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.

David Morrell would make his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Morrell would have a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 71%.

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

Smith has a height advantage of 2 inches over Morrell. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Callum Smith fights out of the orthodox stance, while David Morrell is a southpaw.

Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Morrell, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 90 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Morrell's 86.

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

David Morrell is currently ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Morrell form

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

In his last fight, he beat 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 beaten 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 won against 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 beaten Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Morrell has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Zak Chelli on May 9, 2026, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Imam Khataev on July 12, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to David Benavidez on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight and WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

He had defeated Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, David Morrell has been fighting more than Callum Smith.

Callum Smith last fought 1 year, 10 months and 9 days ago, while David Morrell's last outing was 7 months and 22 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 6 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Morrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

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