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Promoter discusses fighters and venues for Liam Smith's next fight

Promoter discusses fighters and venues for Liam Smith's next fightDAZN

Ben Shalom believes that a rematch with Chris Eubank Jr. is probably Liam Smith’s next fight.

The promoter also hopes to put on the clash, regardless of the opponent, at Anfield, the home of Smith’s favourite football club, Liverpool.

Natasha Jonas, Adam Aziz and Smith’s younger brother Callum - who could be the WBC light heavyweight mandatory by the time the date comes around - could all be on the card for a huge homecoming fight.

"I think there's so many reasons why we could do the show. Callum, I'm sure, would want to be on Liam Smith's undercard. Jonas in a big fight as well, she's dreamt of that,” Shalom told Sky Sports .

"Adam Azim, who's a big Liverpool fan, [is] looking like the next superstar in British boxing. So Anfield seems like the place, seems like the destination.

"We've got to speak to the football club. If it can happen we'll make it happen. It'll be amazing because there's never been boxing there and that was the dream when we started this. If we could possibly get it, we'll make sure it happens."

Discussing the chances of the rematch, Shalom added: "That is the focus and that is the dream. If Chris [Eubank] takes the rematch, that's where we'd like to do it.

"Liam Smith has done what he said he'd do and probably in more devastating fashion than even he predicted.

"It now sets up super-fights that you wouldn't have put together beforehand.

"He's got massive options, [like] Kell Brook. He could stay 160lbs maybe even 'GGG,' [Gennadiy Golovkin] - Liam Smith's that good.

"The Kell Brook fight's a massive fight because it's probably at their natural weights, 154lbs. But to come up to 160lbs and do that to a very, very well respected world level fighter is quite a feat for Liam Smith.

"Sometimes fighters retire and they never got the fight to prove how good they were, they never got the name. That happens so much.

"He's got so many options now and we'll have to see what Chris decides to do. The rematch is the front runner. It will be up to Eubank Jr.

"He's a winner, he's a competitor. He gave everything on the night. He'll want that rematch, I'm convinced of it.

"So I think we will see it again. But we'll see it in Liverpool."

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