CALLUM SMITH defends his WBA super-middleweight title against the mighty Canelo Alvarez on December 19 and Smith's trainer and manager, Joe Gallagher, explains how they managed to get the late, late deal over the line.

Also in the podcast this week:

- WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman answers some difficult questions about the new bridgerweight division and attempts to justify having three active championships in the lightweight division.

- The past and future of Kell Brook are discussed in the aftermath of his defeat to Terence Crawford.

- Katie Taylor drew in a total of 2m viewers for her latest win. What does these mean for women's boxing?

- This Week In History: We look back on the thrilling and controversial first bout between Carl Froch and George Groves.

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