Smith–Morrell Postponed by Injury as Whittaker–Suarez Takes Liverpool Headliner

Overview

• The April 18 main event in Liverpool between Callum Smith and David Morrell Jr. was postponed 12 days before fight night after Smith was injured in training.
• Matchroom kept the card intact by moving Ben Whittaker’s bout with Braian Nahuel Suarez into the top slot at the M&S Bank Arena on DAZN.
• The WBO ordered Smith to submit a certified medical report within 10 days and to reschedule the Morrell mandatory within 180 days of the May 30 Bivol–Eifert bout or risk being stripped.
• Officials have not specified the injury, though talkSPORT reported that Smith suffered a rib issue during camp.
• Smith was due to make his first defense of the WBO interim light heavyweight title he won over Joshua Buatsi in February 2025, while Morrell secured the shot after a split-decision win over Imam Khataev last July.