Callum Smith Bio: Age, Height, Parents, Career, Wife, Children, Net Worth

British professional boxer, Callum John Smith was born on April 23, 1990, in Liverpool, England.

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Callum Smith Nationality

Smith was born in Liverpool, England. He is British.

Callum Smith Age

Smith was born on April 23, 1990, hence he is currently 33 years of age as of 2023.

Callum Smith’s Height and Weight

Smith stands at a height of 6ft 3 inches or 191 centimeters/ 1.91 meters and weighs 76kg.

Callum Smith’s Parents and Siblings

Smith was born to Margaret Smith and Martin Smith. He has three brothers; Liam, Stephen, and Paul.

Callum Smith’s Educational Background

As of the time of filing this report, we have no information about Smith’s educational background.

Callum Smith Career

Smith competed domestically as an amateur for Rotunda ABC in Liverpool, where he won the Great Britain Middleweight and Welterweight titles in 2010 and 2011, as well as international recognition for GB Boxing.

Smith continued the family tradition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, where he won a silver medal in the welterweight division. His brothers Paul and Stephen had previously won gold and silver medals at the Melbourne, Australia, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, respectively.

Smith advanced to the final after victories over Aston Brown of Scotland and Carl Hield of Bahrain, but Northern Irishman Paddy Gallagher defeated him.

Smith entered the professional ranks alongside his brothers in October 2012, working under the Matchroom Sport umbrella and receiving coaching from Joe Gallagher, a trainer based in Manchester.

Smith scored his first career stoppage victory in February 2013 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, on the undercard of Carl Frampton vs. Kiko Martinez. Tommy Tolan, an Irishman who had already been defeated by Smith’s brother Paul, was stopped in the opening round.

On the undercard of Bellew–Chilemba I at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, Smith made his home debut. Smith triumphed in a manner akin to that of his opponent, Iain Jackson, who was unable to end the first round.

On September 21, 2013, Callum Smith won the vacant English super-middleweight title by stopping Patrick Mendy in the first round, setting a British record.

The WBC International super-middleweight title was vacated after Smith defeated Ruben Eduardo Acosta (27-8, 10 KOs) via sixth-round knockout on October 26.

Smith won the WBC International championship back on May 17 by knocking out Tobias Webb in the second round. On July 12, Smith then triumphed over 32-year-old southpaw Vladine Biosse by unanimous decision.

At the Echo Arena on April 2, 2016, Smith squared off against French boxer Hadillah Mohoumadi (20-3-1, 15 KOs). This was a final eliminator for the European super-middleweight title as well as the WBC super-middleweight belt. Smith prevailed through first-round TKO.

On May 16, Smith was added to the undercard of Tony Bellew’s May 29 world title fight at Goodison Park, along with lightweight Sean Dodd and heavyweight David Price.

Smith then competed on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook, the world middleweight championship bout, which took place at the O2 Arena on September 10, 2016.

Smith declared he would compete once more before the year ended, hoping for a shot at the world title. The fight would take place on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Éric Molina on 10 December at the Manchester Arena.

The WBC ordered the start of discussions for a match between Smith and WBC champion Badou Jack (20-1–3, 12 KOs) on January 16, 2017. This eliminated James DeGale’s chance for a unification rematch, but Jack also said he intended to advance to light-heavyweight.

During the draft Gala held at the renowned Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, second-seeded Smith was selected to face Swedish opponent Erik Skoglund (26–0, 12 KOs).

It was confirmed on February 13 that the super-middleweight tournament’s championship match would take place on June 2, 2018, in London’s O2 Arena.

Following the victories of Smith against Holzken on February 24 and George Groves (28–3, 20 KOs) over Chris Eubank Jr. on February 17, the match was rescheduled.

In June 2019, Smith squared up against Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam, the WBA’s 13th-ranked super middleweight contender, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.

On November 23, 2019, domestic opponent John Ryder, ranked No. 1 by the WBA and No. 4 by the WBC, was the opponent Smith faced in his second defense of his WBA and The Ring super-middleweight belts.

Smith attempted to defend his super middleweight championships at WBA and The Ring against Canelo Álvarez for the third time on December 19, 2020.

On September 25, 2021, Smith made his debut in the light-heavyweight division against former WBA championship contender Lenin Castillo, following his first professional loss to Canelo Álvarez. The bout was part of the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk.

Castillo was carried out of the ring on a stretcher after Smith brutally knocked him out in the second round. Smith and Bauderlique squared up in a WBC world title eliminator on August 20, 2022, the undercard of Anthony Joshua II vs. Oleksandr Usyk.

In the seventh round, Artur Beterbiev stopped Callum Smith in Quebec City, Canada, on January 13, 2024.

 

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Callum Smith Wife

Smith is not married but in a relationship with a lady named Kimberley Love.

Callum Smith Children

Smith has two children; a son named River Smith and Alba Smith.

Callum Smith’s Net Worth

Smith has a net worth estimated to be about $8 million as of 2023. He is believed to have amassed his impressive net worth from his boxing career as he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Super version) and Ring magazine super-middleweight titles from 2018 to 2020.

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