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  1. Postpublished at 13:45 GMT 18 December 2025

    You can carry on watching the news conference by using the 'watch along' icon at the top of this page.

    Stick around for Sam's chat with the fighters once the conference ends!

  2. Your Simpson v Williamson predictionpublished at 13:41 GMT 18 December 2025

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  3. Watch Simpson's most savage knockoutspublished at 13:37 GMT 18 December 2025

    Simpson v Williamson

  4. Simpson v Williamson running order on BBCpublished at 13:34 GMT 18 December 2025

    Callum Simpson faces off with Troy WilliamsonImage source, Boxxer

    On BBC Three from 19:30 GMT:

    • Callum Simpson v Troy Williamson (European, Commonwealth & British super-middleweight titles)
    • Elliot Whale v Ashlee Eales (welterweight)
    • Sam Hickey v Aljaz Venko (middleweight)

    On BBC iPlayer from 17:30 GMT:

    • Ellis Ward v Jake Jon Cleary (welterweight)
    • Tom Rafferty v Lewis Howells (middleweight)
    • Cory Sagar v Joe Hardy (middleweight)
  5. How to watch Simpson v Williamson on BBCpublished at 13:29 GMT 18 December 2025

    Undercard action begins from 17:30 GMT on Saturday on BBC iPLayer, BBC Sport website and app.

    The main card kicks off at 19:30 on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, with live text commentry also available on BBC Sport website and app.

  6. Postpublished at 13:25 GMT 18 December 2025

    Sam Harris
    BBC Sport in Leeds

    I'll be hosting a chat with all the main characters right after this news conference ends.

    So stick around!

  7. Watch Simpson v Williamson news conferencepublished at 13:21 GMT 18 December 2025

    The news conference has just started - use the 'watch live' icon above to tune in.

  8. 'I think about my sister every day'published at 13:17 GMT 18 December 2025

    Simpson v Williamson

    Callum Simpson speaks to BBC Look North about the importance of his roots and why he brings his family and community with him into his fights.

  9. For four days, I didn't know if my family was alive - Williamsonpublished at 13:12 GMT 18 December 2025

    Simpson v Williamson

    Split image of Troy Williamson in boxing gloves and a destroyed sports bar his family ownsImage source, Getty Images/Troy Williamson

    Troy Williamson is hoping to travel to Jamaica with a win on Saturday.

    The British boxer's family hails from Jamaica and were badly caught up in the destruction of Hurricane Melissa.

    He still remembers the hollow feeling in his stomach as he refreshed his phone again and again, trying to reach his father.

    Hurricane Melissa had torn across the island where his father, brothers and sisters live.

    "When nobody could get in touch, we had no idea what had happened," recalls Williamson. "The worst case [was] that they weren't here any more."

    For four days, the Darlington fighter heard nothing.

    He trained and waited, but feared the worst while images of the storm's destruction spread across social media.

    "It felt like a very long time, especially when you saw how bad it was," the 34-year-old tells BBC Sport.

    Eventually, a message flashed up on Facebook Messenger from his father, Gerald Atkinson, who somehow reached a wi-fi signal after the phone lines had failed.

    There was a sigh of relief, before reality set in.

    The hurricane had wiped out the house and family-run sports bar.

    Read Williamson's full account of his family's ordeal in Jamaica.

  10. Simpson v Williamson head-to-headpublished at 13:08 GMT 18 December 2025

    Callum Simpson is on a brilliant run of 18 wins and 13 knockouts.

    His best win to date was in his last contest when he climbed off the canvs twice to stop Ivan Zucco and claim the European title at Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium.

    Troy Williamson probably has the better resume, having fought the likes of Ishmael Davis, Josh Kelly and Caoimhin Agyarko.

    With 24 wins, four losses and one draw on his record, Williamson has four losses in his last six outings.

    Tale-of-the-tape of Simpson v Williamson. Record - 18-0 for Simpson, 21-4-1 for Williamson. Knockouts - 13 for Simpson, 15 for Williamson. Rounds boxed - 77 for Simpso and 169 for Willamson.
  11. Watch Simpson v Williamson news conferencepublished at 13:04 GMT 18 December 2025

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  12. Welcome!published at 12:57 GMT 18 December 2025

    Callum Simpson faces off with Troy WilliamsonImage source, Boxxer

    Hello everyone and welcome back to another huge fight week.

    In between Anthony Joshua's side quest to knock out Jake Paul in Miami, we have some proper boxing available for you on the BBC.

    Callum Simpson takes on Troy Williamson for the British, European and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles on Saturday in Leeds.

    It could be a cracking fight between two British contenders.

    The news conference is getting under way and you can watch the entire thing right here.