Comments Thread For: Liam Smith World Title Defense Set For June 4th at Echo Arena

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Merseyside maverick Liam Smith makes a hero's return to Liverpool this summer to make the second defence of his WBO World Super-Welterweight title at the Echo Arena on Saturday 4th June against an opponent to be announced.
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[Pigeons]

Typical limey. Win a meaningless title vs. a bum and defend that meaningless title vs. bums.

[NEETzsche]

he turned down canelo for this

[Gentblue]

Why did he announce immediately after the other champs we occupied why not challenge Charlo or Lara too unify.

[Corelone]

Cotto is free.

[deathofaclown]

he turned down canelo for this

Actually HBO turned it down.

[giacomino]

Paper beltholder barely among top 25 in division has a TBA opponent for his second defense after winning the belt and defending it against nobodies. When did Smith sign with Sauerland?

[NEETzsche]

Actually HBO turned it down.

on cassius and helder he said he turned it down because he thought he deserved more money in a risky fight like that

[deathofaclown]

on cassius and helder he said he turned it down because he thought he deserved more money in a risky fight like that

Fair enough, i stand corrected. I'd heard HBO weren't to keen on it anyway, understandably.

Smith is probably right too. There probably isn't a lot of money in Cotto v Smith and he can probably make more money fighting in his home town in an arena.