Friday 3 February 2017 11:54, UK
Callum Smith's WBC super-middleweight title fight against Anthony Dirrell could be staged at Anfield in May, says promoter Eddie Hearn.
The Merseysider will battle Dirrell for the vacant title, which was relinquished by Badou Jack last month, and the home of Liverpool football club is being considered as a venue.
Smith has already fought at Everton's ground when he appeared on the undercard of Tony Bellew's WBC cruiserweight title win over Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park last May.
Dirrell is reluctant to travel, but will be obliged to come to Britain if Hearn wins the expected purse bids for the fight.
"I think that will go to purse bids," Hearn told Sky Sports. "Dirrell doesn't want to come to the UK, as his brother didn't. I don't think they are going to accept any offers.
I would love Anfield. I would like to do it at Anfield.
"If we win the purse bid, they will come, they will have to come. We will wait and see on that I think.
"I would love Anfield. I would like to do it at Anfield."
The unbeaten Smith is mandatory challenger for the WBC title and had hoped to face the winner of Jack's unification clash with fellow British fighter James DeGale.
Jack decided to move up in weight after last month's draw in New York and Smith will instead take on the WBC's highest-ranked challenger Dirrell, despite talk of a possible domestic clash with IBF champion DeGale.
"We have gone a long way with the WBC," said Hearn. "People are talking about the DeGale fight for the IBF, but we have invested a huge amount of time with the WBC to get that position and he wants that belt, so his preference is to fight Anthony Dirrell."
