Hearn: I believe Smith will beat Beterbiev

The authoritative British promoter Eddie Hearn assured that his boxer, the mandatory contender for the WBC light heavyweight title Callum Smith, is close to agreeing to fight the WBC, WBO and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev.

“We are actively discussing with DAZN, we called up this morning with them and Top Rank. We want to have this fight in Liverpool. Beterbiev recently traveled to London, where he fought Yarde. Therefore, for this fight there is a scheme that we can use. I think that the Middle East will also show interest in this fight.

I believe Callum Smith can beat Beterbiev. I can't wait for this fight. Of course, Beterbiev cooperates with ESPN. So we will probably have to split the broadcast rights for this fight, with DAZN showing it in the UK and ESPN possibly in the US.

Be that as it may, Callum Smith's next fight will be against Beterbiev. I believe he will win this fight," Hearn said in an interview with YouTube channel iD Boxing.