Smith could push Canelo all the way

Liam Smith is making his third defence of the WBO light-middleweight titleCredit: Getty Images

BoxNation, 2am

Last week we watched Kell Brook come a cropper against boxing’s most fearsome puncher Gennady Golovkin – this week Liverpool’s Liam Smith travels to Dallas to take on the sport’s biggest star, Triple G’s arch-rival Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, and it should be another cracker.

In an ideal world Canelo would be up against Golovkin, but boxing politics mean we will have to wait for that mouth-watering clash.

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Dan WilliamsRacing Post Reporter

Published on 16 September 2016inBoxing tips

Last updated 22:00, 16 September 2016

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