Liam Smith: I'll Succeed Where Amir Khan Failed, I'll Beat Canelo

ARLINGTON, TX - Kicking off fight week on a high note, Liam "Beefy" Smith (23-0-1, 13 KOs) hosted a media work out at the Texan Resort and Convention Center ahead of his highly anticipated debut in the United States when he takes on former two-division world champion, Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) in the home of the Dallas Cowboy's, AT&T Stadium this Saturday, September 17. 

The fight is presented live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
 
LIAM SMITH, WBO World Junior Middleweight World Champion: "I know Canelo is a very accurate puncher and has a great deal of variety in the ring. This training session we did an open sparring session, and I got to work with Kell Brook to prepare. Canelo isn't a full light middleweight like I am, and that's to my advantage. It feels very good to be on this big stage, and it's one that I have asked to be on.

 
"I am going to show everyone that I can fight at a high magnitude and hopefully I'll gain some more fans once I beat Canelo. Looking back at his last fight, I think Canelo's attitude was thinking that he was going to grab the knock out sooner or later, and he wasn't willing to box. I won't let that be the case this fight because I've got the ability to out box him, and put him in his place. Just because the writers and the boxing critics label me as the underdog isn't my motivation - my family and their support is the only one I need. With this opportunity, I'm hoping for bigger and better fights to come my way."
 
"Despite my gym being owned by Amir Khan, I haven't talked to him about the fight because what he can do well, I can do well, and what Amir failed to do in the ring, I will not fail to do. I have my own skill set that I can excel in. I'm comfortable going toe to toe with Canelo, and let that be a warning to him come Saturday."