Quotes from Callum Smith

I'm very thankful people have paid their hard-earned money to come out and watch me.

Before I beat Groves people were questioning whether I was good enough to beat him, and I was the underdog and that provides pressure. Now it's the opposite; through beating Groves people expect me to go in and wipe opponents out.

When I won the world title, I am not going to lie, it was an unbelievable feeling. It was like a weight off my shoulders, a goal I'd set myself for so long and one others had talked about. When I got there I realised how I am never satisfied and how I always want more.

I am thrilled to participate in the World Boxing Super Series, the Champions League of boxing.

You can be world champion, but ranked No 6 in the world, with there being four champions.

I had the one goal to become world champion for so long and now that I've achieved it, I thought that it was the top of the mountain. But now that I'm up there, it's not.

Thankfully I still have things I want to achieve so I can just set more goals. Now I want to unify, I want to have big fights and then one day move up and become a two-weight world champion.

I turned pro to be a world champion. Obviously that's the first goal, but I want to be the best in the world.

I'm proud to be British champion, and I'll defend it until I can get a fight for a world title.

I want to bring a world title back to Liverpool and I would love to defend my world title in my own city.

I've been there for every world title fight my family have been involved in. I've been there in the changing rooms. I've experienced the nerves - perhaps more when it's not me and when it's one of them.

It's never been Badou Jack or James DeGale that I want to fight, it's the World title that I want; it doesn't matter to me who it is.

Sleepless nights I'm not a big fan of to be honest.

I go to the gym, do my work, go home, switch off. It's just the way I like it, to be honest.

I feel I am getting better and better, hitting harder and getting bigger.

When we all retire it will be the happiest day of her life. She's proud of what we've all done but she doesn't enjoy it. Most mums of boxers only have one to worry about - but she's got four.

When I left school I went to college and then I remember doing three weeks labouring for someone and it was the worst three weeks of my life.

I believe I've shown my worth, become a world champion, now I want to try and see how good I am. The only way I'll find that out is by testing myself against the best.

I do believe when I put those little gloves on I can hurt anyone.

This sport is so tough and fighters start out with the same goal but very, very few get to achieve it.

Defeat is tough.

It would clearly revolutionise boxing if we could have a tournament in every division.

I've got a height advantage over everyone but when they do get at me I can fight just as well inside.

Training with the best fighters in the world and getting top coaching - I do feel it improved me a lot as a fighter.