Troy Williamson and Callum Simpson are set to run back their first encounter for the British and European super middleweight titles.
The pair fought back in December, with Williamson stopping Simpson in brutal fashion after having his man down multiple times. Williamson, a former British title holder at 154lbs, was not fancied by many, but tore up the script to dethrone Simpson in front of his huge Yorkshire fan base. There was a rematch clause in place before the contest, but there were doubts as to whether Simpson and his promoter Ben Shalom would fancy it after the sustained beating Simpson took.
Williamson has also been contacted by the IBF for a shot at their vacant super middleweight title against Osleys Iglesias - a fight Williamson was interested in - but it looks like he will now have to turn it down.
“We have [activated the rematch clause] and that will happen in May,” Shalom confirmed to BoxingScene and other reporters. “Callum gave Troy a voluntary shot; we gave him an opportunity of a lifetime. It’s a shame he had no representative there that night. I was glad for Troy Williamson, I genuinely was. I love it when fighters have had a really tough time and have to come through in all different ways; it was an unbelievable story.
“It’s not a jail sentence [the rematch]. He gets a massive, massive fight against a fighter he will believe he’ll beat again. It’s a huge rematch. Callum’s career is on the line, he knows that. He has made a few changes and he’ll announce them soon. It’s a huge fight for both of them and I’m looking forward to that, [it will be] probably back in Yorkshire.”
