{"id":356503,"date":"2025-12-19T23:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/356503\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T23:45:08","slug":"callum-simpson-vs-troy-williamson-if-troy-williamson-wants-war-we-will-have-it-callum-simpson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/356503\/","title":{"rendered":"Callum Simpson vs Troy Williamson: ‘If Troy Williamson wants war, we will have it’ – Callum Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Callum Simpson said Troy Williamson “will have a war if he wants it” as both fighters made weight before Saturday’s British, European and Commonwealth super-middleweight showdown in Leeds.<\/p>\n

Simpson, 29, tipped the scales at 11st 13lb 11oz (75.9kg) while Williamson came in slightly lighter at 11st 13lb 6oz (75.8kg). <\/p>\n

Simpson, undefeated after 18 fights, is putting his super-middleweight titles on the line at the First Direct Arena against Williamson, who has 21 wins, four losses and one draw on his record. <\/p>\n

“[Williamson] can have it any way he wants,” said Simpson, who turned professional in 2019. <\/p>\n

“He’s been wearing a hat all week saying ‘war’ on it. If he wants a war, we will have a war. Whatever he wants, he can get it.<\/p>\n

“But I am going to be winning no matter what. I’m not coming just to defend but to dominate. I want to show that I’m above this level.” <\/p>\n

Simpson climbed off the canvas twice to secure a stunning stoppage win over Ivan Zucco<\/a> in his hometown of Barnsley in June. <\/p>\n

Asked what he saw in Simpson’s eyes when they faced off, Darlington fighter Williamson said: “Just a guy that’s in my way that I need to take care of.”<\/p>\n

Simpson is expected to bring a large following across Yorkshire from Barnsley for the fight, but Williamson said he is unfazed by the support for his opponent. <\/p>\n

“The fans can’t win the fight,” the 34-year-old added. <\/p>\n

“They can make as much noise as they want. But it’s only me, him and the referee in the ring. That’s all that matters.” <\/p>\n

Saturday’s card will be broadcast live on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Callum Simpson said Troy Williamson “will have a war if he wants it” as both fighters made weight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356504,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-356503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}