Callum Simpson vs Troy Williamson Preview Dec. 20th, 2025
Unbeaten Callum Simpson puts his Commonwealth, European and British Super Middleweight Titles on the line this Saturday, Dec. 20th when he takes on fellow Englishman Troy Williamson. The 12-round bout from Leeds, England can be seen live in the UK on BBC 2. Simpson last fought in June when he was dropped in the first and third rounds but rose from the canvas to stop Ivan Zucco in the 10th round to win the vacant European Belt. Williamson last saw action in September when he halted Mark Dickinson in the ninth round to capture the vacant English Super Middleweight Crown and snap a three-fight losing skid.
Simpson vs Williamson Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Troy Williamson +391
- Callum Simpson -600
My Pick
The 29-year-old Simpson from Barnsley, Yorkshire makes the ring walk with a perfect mark of 18-0 with 13 Ko’s and has boxed 77 rounds since making his pro debut in 2019. He’s a former soccer player who reportedly won 38 of his 53 amateur fights. He’s pretty tall for the 168-lb division as he measures 6-feet-3-inches with a reported 75-inch reach. As far as power goes, Simpson is above average as his current knockout ratio sits at 72.2 per cent and he’s stopped nine of his past 12 opponents.
Simpson didn’t face an opponent with a winning record until his eighth pro fight and his opponents up until then had a combined record of 47-322-6. In fact, that was the combined record of seven of those eight opponents as BoxRec is unsure who Simpson even faced in his seventh bout. Still, Simpson has won all 18 of his bouts with the only recognizable opponents being Steed Woodall, Zak Chelli, Elvis Ahorgah and Jose de Jesus Macias. He stopped Woodall in January of this year to win the Commonwealth, British and WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Belts.
The 34-year-old Williamson hails from Darlington and makes his ring walk with a mark of 21-4-1 with 15 Ko’s. He’s boxed 169 rounds since making his pro debut in 2016 following an amateur career which saw him participate in the World Series of Boxing and the English National Championships and win the 2015 ABA Championship as a middleweight. Williamson stands 5-feet-11-inches tall with a reported 75-inch reach so gives up four inches in height to Simpson.
As far as power goes, Williamson also has plenty of it as 71.4 per cent of his victories have come by stoppage. However he’s halted just one of his past six and two of his past eight opponents and has a 2-4 record over his past half-dozen fights. The lone draw on his pro record is an eight-round affair with Jack Flatley in June, 2018. Since turning pro he’s also captured the British and vacant IBF European Super Welterweight Title.
He lost the British Belt to Josh Kelly by 12-round unanimous decision in December, 2022. He also dropped a 10-round split decision to Caoimhin Agyarko 12 months later and a 12-round unanimous decision to Ishmael Davis four months after that. His losing streak reached three fights when Jahi tucker dropped in in the second and eighth rounds in a 10-round unanimous decision defeat. Williamson has also beaten the likes of David Benitez Ted Cheeseman, Kieran Smith, Mason Cartwright and Dario Socci.
Prediction…
Simpson and Williamson seem to be heading in different directions as Simpson is still unbeaten and Williamson has lost three of his past four fights. However they are pretty evenly matched when it comes to power and chins as neither man has been stopped and this gives Williamson some hope even if this is just his third fight as a super middleweight in a few years. He’s five years older though and will need to be at his absolute best to have his hand raised at the end of the contest. I don’t believe that will happen though as Simpson should do enough to earn another win and remain undefeated with the belts around his waist.
The younger Simpson is slightly better in most departments.
Play Simpson -600 @ BetOnline.ag
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