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No matter what happens in Saturday's super welterweight clash between Liam Smith and John Thompson, both fighters can put on their respective resumes that they've fought for a major title.
The manner in which they've arrived to that point, however, is a tale that won't like make the personal highlight reel for either fighter or their camps.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) was gracious enough to put its super welterweight crown at stake for Saturday's vacant title at stake in Manchester, England. The belt became available after the sanctioning body stripped its previous claimant, Demetrius Andrade for failure to defend in a timely manner.
It also became available for Smith and Thompson after what was described by the WBO as "an oversight" that magically dropped previously ranked Austin Trout from the ratings long enough to not get the opportunity at a second title reign. [Click Here To Read More]
The manner in which they've arrived to that point, however, is a tale that won't like make the personal highlight reel for either fighter or their camps.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) was gracious enough to put its super welterweight crown at stake for Saturday's vacant title at stake in Manchester, England. The belt became available after the sanctioning body stripped its previous claimant, Demetrius Andrade for failure to defend in a timely manner.
It also became available for Smith and Thompson after what was described by the WBO as "an oversight" that magically dropped previously ranked Austin Trout from the ratings long enough to not get the opportunity at a second title reign. [Click Here To Read More]
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