Joe Gallagher is convinced the time is right for Paul Smith to win a world title. The 31-year-old super middleweight from Liverpool challenges Arthur Abraham in Germany on Saturday night. And his long-time trainer has seen his confidence grow since they arrived earlier this week. Paul Smith prepares for his world title shot at trainer Joe Gallagher's gym . Smith will travel to Germany to take on world champion Arthur Abraham . ‘Paul is an experienced fighter, he’s been around for a while,’ Gallagher said. ‘As far as the big stage is concerned, he knows what is expected of him. You can see the belief and his chest come out. ‘Arthur Abraham is a great world champion at middleweight and super middleweight and he’s fought the best. ‘But I think it gave everyone a shock to see that Paul’s the bigger man in this fight. ‘Paul is in a really, really good place; he’s put in over 100 rounds of sparring and we've tried to tick all the boxes so all the little demons that might pop up on his shoulder, we’ve taken care of them.' The 31-year-old will fight Abraham for the world title on Saturday night . Smith has put in over 100 rounds of sparring in preparation for his big fight .
The 31-year-old super middleweight challenges Arthur Abraham in Germany on Saturday night .
Trainer Joe Gallagher is convinced the time is right for Paul Smith .
Smith has put in over 100 rounds of sparring in preparation for his big fight .
Joe Gallagher is convinced the time is right for Paul Smith to win a world title. The 31-year-old super middleweight from Liverpool challenges Arthur Abraham in Germany on Saturday night. And his long-time trainer has seen his confidence grow since they arrived earlier this week. Paul Smith prepares for his world title shot at trainer Joe Gallagher's gym . Smith will travel to Germany to take on world champion Arthur Abraham . ‘Paul is an experienced fighter, he’s been around for a while,’ Gallagher said. ‘As far as the big stage is concerned, he knows what is expected of him. You can see the belief and his chest come out. ‘Arthur Abraham is a great world champion at middleweight and super middleweight and he’s fought the best. ‘But I think it gave everyone a shock to see that Paul’s the bigger man in this fight. ‘Paul is in a really, really good place; he’s put in over 100 rounds of sparring and we've tried to tick all the boxes so all the little demons that might pop up on his shoulder, we’ve taken care of them.' The 31-year-old will fight Abraham for the world title on Saturday night . Smith has put in over 100 rounds of sparring in preparation for his big fight .
Joe Gallagher is convinced the time is right for super middleweight from Liverpool challenges Arthur Abraham in Germany on Saturday night. And title on Saturday night . Smith has put in over 100 rounds of sparring in preparation for his big fight .