WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith will take on WBA champion Gilberto Ramirez in a unification bout in Riyadh on 16 November.
WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith will take on WBA champion Gilberto Ramirez in a unification bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 16 November.
Ramirez became the first Mexican to win a cruiserweight title when he defeated Arsen Goulamirian for the WBA belt in March. The 33-year-old, who previously held the WBO super-middleweight title between 2016 and 2019, has a 46-1 record with 30 knockouts.His victory against previously undefeated Riakporhe at Selhurst Park, London, avenged the only loss of his 21-fight career.Billam-Smith, a lifelong Bournemouth fan, will be at Vitality Stadium on Thursday for a BBC Radio 5 Live show.
He will discuss his career with presenter Steve Bunce and take questions from the audience in a special recording of the 5 Live Boxing podcast.
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