Callum Simpson and Zak Chelli are fighting to follow in the footsteps of some of the biggest names in British boxing history.
Callum Simpson and Zak Chelli are fighting to follow in the footsteps of British boxing's great super-middleweights. Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch, James DeGale, George Groves and Callum Smith are all elite UK fighters to have won world titles in the division. Simpson, who challenges Chelli for the British and Commonwealth 168lb titles on Saturday live on Sky Sports, wants to inherit their mantle.
He's been in the ring with Groves, DeGale and Callum Smith. 'It shows what level I am and the possibility,' Chelli said. 'It shows what it takes to get to that level. You've got to have the tenacity, the dedication and the determination and that's what I learned from them, to keep coming forward. 'I'm here to prove why I'm the British and Commonwealth champion.' Chelli believes his experience will make all the difference.
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