By Terence Dooley

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) has revealed that Liverpudlian rivals Callum Smith, 25, and Rocky Fielding, 27 have been pencilled in for a September showdown. The Super middleweight contenders face Christopher Rebrasse and Brian Vera respectively at the city’s Echo Arena on June 26, an Eddie Hearn-promoted bill, then face the prospect of fighting each other later this year.

Hearn won the rights to stage the contest after agreement was ‘reached between the parties’ and a date of September 26 has been set. The venue is yet to be confirmed, but both men will be confident of bringing a lot of supporters with them if the fight takes place in their home city.

Smith is one of four boxing brothers, he holds a 16-0 (12) record and steps up in class against the Frenchman. Fielding is also undefeated, 20-0 (11), and will hope to prove his credentials against Vera, who has twice gone the distance with Julio Cesar Chavez. A fight between the two for the British title vacated by Paul Smith would be warmly welcomed by British boxing fans.

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