Callum Simpson vs Steed Woodall Prediction 11 January 2025

🔊 On January 11th in Sheffield, a boxing evening will take place, with the main event being a fight for the BBBofC British and Commonwealth Boxing Council titles in the super middleweight division. The undefeated Callum Simpson will defend his belts against fellow countryman Steed Woodall. In this battle between two Englishmen, bookmakers favor the titleholder, offering quite modest odds on his victory. We invite you to check out our editorial's prediction, aimed at determining the optimal bet.

🥊 Callum Simpson

In five years as a pro, the Englishman has built a flawless record of 15 wins in 15 fights. However, context is important here. Simpson shared the ring with clearly inferior opponents and only faced his first real threat in August last year against Zak Chelli. Nevertheless, he defeated him quite confidently by unanimous decision, which allowed him to wear significant belts for the first time. Now let's see Callum in his first defense.

🥊 Steed Woodall

The "Stallion" has been fighting in the professional ring twice as long as his future opponent but has only had 7 more fights. He cannot boast perfect results, having suffered two defeats - to Steve Rolls (in 2015) and Padraig McCrory (in 2023). However, Woodall has already managed to offset the setback against the Irishman with a victory, and a title fight victory at that. In June, Steed dismantled Lerrone Richards, knocking out the undefeated opponent in a contest for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental belt.

📝 Editorial Prediction

The likelihood of a second consecutive upset by Woodall seems extremely low to us. Not only is Simpson technically stronger, but he also significantly surpasses the challenger in size. A height of 190 centimeters gives him a solid advantage in this weight category, opening up prospects for Callum to move into light heavyweight and even cruiserweight, where he actually competed early in his career. However, it's too early to talk about that now. First, the champion needs to defend his belts here in super middleweight. And we believe Simpson will do it, although we doubt an early victory. As the level of opposition has increased, the prospect has increasingly won by decision, while Woodall, on the other hand, hasn't lost early in over nine years. Based on the above, we bet on total over 9.5 rounds.