VS
Spring 2025
Potentially

in the United Kingdom

Potential contest @ Light Heavyweight
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The tape

34
Age
27
6' 3" / 191 cm
Height
6' 3" / 191 cm
78" / 198 cm
Reach
75.2" / 191 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

TKO 5TKO 7KO 4KO 2UD 12
Form
TD 5UD 10PTS 8TKO 5TKO 4
30
Wins
8
22
By KO
5
73
KO%
63
2
Losses
0
1
Stopped
0
0
Draws
1
2012
Debut
2022
164
Pro rounds
52

Current rankings @ Light Heavyweight

6
The Ring
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WBA
-
4
WBC
14
-
WBO
-
10
IBF
-

Callum Smith vs Ben Whittaker preview


When is Smith vs Whittaker?

Callum Smith could fight Ben Whittaker in Spring 2025 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 vs Whittaker stats

Callum Smith would step into the ring with a record of 30 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 8 wins and 1 draw, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Smith would have a slight advantage in power over Whittaker, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Whittaker's 63%.

Callum Smith is the older man by 7 years, at 34 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 23 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 112 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Whittaker's 52.

Callum Smith goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 10 by the IBF, and 6 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Ben Whittaker is currently ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Smith vs Whittaker form

Smith has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he defeated Carlos Galvan on November 30, 2024, by in the 5th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he had beaten Lenin Castillo on September 25, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Canelo Alvarez on December 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Whittaker remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Liam Cameron on October 12, 2024, by technical draw in their 5 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Leon Willings on March 31, 2024, by points in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Khalid Graidia on February 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had won against Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj on December 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Activity check

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

Callum Smith last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Ben Whittaker's last outing was 6 months and 5 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 29 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 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 1 year, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

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