Light heavyweight Callum Smith (30-2, 22 KOs) shook off the ring rust, destroying the tough Carlos Galvan (20-5-2, 19 KOs), stopping him in the fifth round with a strong victory on Saturday night at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England .
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
Returning after an 11-month layoff, former WBA super middleweight champion Smith dropped Galvan, 33, three times in the fight. Smith dropped Galvan with an explosive left hook to the head in the fourth round.
The kick was thrown from close range, but it had a lot of power. Galvan was immediately on his knees after being pinned. A watered-down Galvan got back to his feet and finished the round strong, landing some hard shots to Smith’s head that put him on the back foot, making him think twice about trying to finish the job.
In the fifth, Smith caught Galvan with a left to the body that dropped him to one knee. Galvan got up and tried to use movement to survive, but Smith caught up and dropped him for the second time in the round with another left to the body. The referee then waved his hand. The time was 1:19.