Morrell vs Smith

When is Morrell vs Smith?

David Morrell could face the challenge of Callum Smith in Early 2026 the United States.

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 6 months.

Morrell vs Smith stats

David Morrell would step into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Callum Smith would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 22 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%.

David Morrell is the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

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

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

Morrell is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 9 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 100 fewer professional rounds, totaling 76 compared to Smith's 176.

David Morrell goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Callum Smith is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Morrell vs Smith form

Morrell has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Imam Khataev on July 12, 2025, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had won against Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had beaten Yamaguchi Falcao on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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 lost to 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 defeated Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

David Morrell last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Callum Smith's last outing was 10 months and 26 days ago.

Morrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

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