Smith and Bauderlique breeze weigh-in for WBC eliminatory bout

 Former super middleweight champion Callum Smith will face Mathieu Bauderlique (21-1, 12 KOs) in a World Boxing Council light heavyweight title eliminator Saturday night at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, in the rematch card between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.

WBC No. 1 Callum and No. 2 Bauderlique will look to become a mandatory challenger for World Boxing Council 175-pound champion Artur Beterbiev.

Smith has only fought once at light heavyweight, beating Lenis Castillo via second-round knockout last September.

French-born Bauderlique has had notable victories over Doudou Ngumbu and Igor Mikhalkin, proving his suitability quality.

Both fighters made it through the weigh-in. Smith was 174.7, while  Bauderlique registered 174.5 pounds. 

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