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Smith: I’ll take Sosa’s title
- Updated: October 10, 2016
Stephen Smith is confident he will hit the jackpot in Monte Carlo next month and regain a world title for his famous boxing family.
The 31-year-old (24-2-KO14) will challenge WBA super-featherweight world champion Jason Sosa at the Salle des Etoiles in Monaco on November 12, live on Sky Sports.
The night will also see heavyweight sensation Luis Ortiz take on Malik Scott on his European debut, Doncaster’s Jamie McDonnell defend his WBA world bantamweight title against Liberio Solis and Martin Murray try to exact revenge over old foe Arthur Abraham.
It will be Smith’s second world title attempt following his loss to IBF holder Jorge Pedraza in April and two months after younger brother Liam lost his WBO super-welterweight strap to Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in Texas.
Sosa (19-1-4-KO15) will be making his first defence of the title he won in June by stopping Javier Fortuna in the 11th round – after being put down in the fifth – and although ‘Swifty’ admits he was surprised to get a second chance so quickly, he sees the Monte Carlo fight as a gamble he will win.
“Sosa is a good, solid fighter without being spectacular in any areas but we all know in boxing, styles make fights, and I think his style …
