{"id":15506,"date":"2025-06-07T17:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/boxing-callum-simpson-eyes-future-shot-at-saul-canelo-alvarez\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T17:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:17:54","slug":"boxing-callum-simpson-eyes-future-shot-at-saul-canelo-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/boxing-callum-simpson-eyes-future-shot-at-saul-canelo-alvarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing: Callum Simpson eyes future shot at Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Would Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez swap the mariachi music of hometown Guadalajara for a tune from Barnsley’s brass bands?<\/b><\/p>\n

Or maybe the Mexican superstar would prefer to sip a bitter ale, rather than tequila, while listening to cricketing tales from the town’s legendary umpire Dickie Bird?<\/a><\/p>\n

For British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion Callum Simpson, a fight against undisputed king Alvarez at the home of his beloved Barnsley Football Club isn’t as far-fetched as many might think.<\/p>\n

“I’ll show him the town during fight week. Barnsley Town Hall is a beautiful building. For me, it’s the ninth wonder of the world,” the 28-year-old says with a grin.<\/p>\n

“But seriously, two years ago, I did an interview saying I want to fight Canelo at Oakwell Stadium and people laughed, saying ‘you’ll never fight at Oakwell let alone Canelo’.<\/p>\n

“But on Saturday I’m fighting at Oakwell for the second time in 10 months, having sold thousands of tickets, so why not Canelo at some point?”<\/p>\n

Realistically, sharing the ring with Alvarez – who will defend his crown against American icon Terence Crawford in September – is a fair way away. And it is unlikely the 34-year-old has heard of Barnsley, let alone able to point it out on a map.<\/p>\n

But Simpson, undefeated in 17 fights, is confident he will land a world-title shot next year.<\/p>\n

First, though, he must overcome unbeaten Italian Ivan Zucco – who has 18 stoppages in 21 wins – for the vacant European title on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“He’s had more knockouts than I’ve had fights so I’m definitely not overlooking him,” Simpson adds. “This is the next proper step.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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