SO, WHO is the novice from Barnsley who is helping Artur Beterbiev prepare to defend his light-heavyweight belts against Anthony Yarde in London this weekend?
Manager Kevin Maree calls Callum Simpson “the best prospect in the country, bar none” and predicts he will beat Ben Whittaker in a fight that British boxing needs. Better still, Beterbiev is also a fan of the 26-year-old Central Area super-middleweight champion.
Simpson (10-0) and stablemate Billy Deniz (7-0) headed to Canada to spar Beterbiev before Christmas – and were invited back.
“They said to me: ‘A lot of fighters get out after one round; they can’t take his power,’” said Simpson in between visits to
