Callum Simpson and Steed Woodall make weight in Sheffield
Jan 10, 2025 • 8:54 AM ET
In front of his raucous Barnsley fans, Callum Simpson made weight at the first time of asking ahead of his British and Commonwealth defense against Steed Woodall.
In fact, there were no issues with any of the fighters making weight, although Caroline Dubois, the WBC lightweight titleholder making her first defense, had to try to push challenger Jessica Camara off to stop her coming too close in their posed head-to-head for the cameras.
“It’s a dream come true,” said Simpson ahead of his fight at the top of the bill in Sheffield, England. “My mindset’s always the same – to become the best I can become. I’m nowhere near the finished product. These are just belts I’ve got now. I’m going to push on for bigger titles. I’m happy but not complacent.”
12 rounds – super middleweight (British and Commonwealth titles)
Callum Simpson – 167.0lbs
Steed Woodall – 168.0lbs
10 rounds – lightweight (WBC title)
Caroline Dubois – 134.5lbs
Jessica Camara – 134.0lbs
Six rounds – middleweight
Sam Hickey – 163.0lbs
Lewis Howells – 163.0lbs
Six rounds – middleweight
Mauro Silva – 162.5lbs
Emmanuel Zion – 163.0lbs
Eight rounds – light heavyweight
Billy Deniz – 174.0lbs
Mickey Ellison – 174.0lbs
Four rounds – lightweight
Ellis Price – 136.5lbs
Liam Fitzmaurice – 136.0lbs
Cruiserweights
Scott Forrest – 200.0lbs
Deevoran Miller – 200.0lbs
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
