Campbell fought former British and Commonwealth lightweight champion and former world title challenger Derry Mathews (38-10, 20 KOs) on the undercard of the world cruiserweight title fight between Tony Bellew and BJ Flores at the Echo Arena on 15 October, live on Sky Sports.
On 3 January 2017, it was announced that Campbell would defend his WBC Silver title against Mexican fringe boxer Jairo Lopez (21-6, 14 KOs) at the Ice Arena in Hull on 25 February.