Zuffa Boxing phases its first occasion on British soil on Saturday, June 6, when former cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith faces Canada’s Ryan Rozicki on the Bournemouth Worldwide Centre. The cardboard, billed as Zuffa Boxing 07, airs dwell on Sky Sports activities within the UK and Eire and streams on Paramount+ in the US and Canada. The primary card begins at 7pm, with ring walks for the primary occasion scheduled for roughly 10pm.
The occasion marks the primary UK date for Zuffa Boxing, the promotion fashioned by TKO Group Holdings and Saudi Arabian leisure firm Sela and operated by Dana White, Nick Khan and Normal Leisure Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh, in response to ESPN. It follows a multi-year broadcast settlement between Zuffa and Sky Sports activities introduced in March.
The Most important Occasion
Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KOs) returns to his hometown for his first bout in additional than a 12 months. The Bournemouth fighter held the WBO cruiserweight title throughout 2023 and 2024 earlier than shedding it, and has fought on the Bournemouth Worldwide Centre on a number of earlier events. He’s skilled by Shane McGuigan, who mentioned in promotional materials launched for the cardboard that Billam-Smith continues to enhance. Billam-Smith has additionally mentioned a future assembly with Zuffa cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia factored into his determination to signal with the promotion, telling Sky Sports activities the battle “will certainly occur.”
Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KOs), from Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia, carries one of many heaviest punch charges on the cardboard. An expert since 2016, he has gone 8-0-1 with seven knockouts because the lone defeat on his document, and 18 of his stoppages have come inside three rounds. The cruiserweight bout is scheduled for 10 rounds.
Co-Function and Heavyweight Bout
Within the 10-round cruiserweight co-feature, Jack Massey (23-3, 13 KOs) meets Chev Clarke (11-2, 8 KOs). The preliminary portion options the return of heavyweight Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KOs), a two-time Olympic bronze medallist from Kazakhstan, in opposition to unbeaten Briton Harvey Dykes (7-0-1). The 6-foot-9 Dychko is combating for the primary time since a September 2025 loss to Jermaine Franklin. Dykes turned skilled in 2023 after successful tremendous heavyweight gold on the English Nationwide Beginner Championships.
British Signings on the Invoice
The cardboard additionally options a number of latest Zuffa signings making their debuts for the promotion, together with Scottish middleweight Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO), welterweight Alex MacMillan (3-0, 2 KOs) and lightweight heavyweight Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KOs). Hickey gained gold on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games as an novice and turned skilled underneath Staff GB efficiency director Rob McCracken.
Full Card
Chris Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KOs) vs Ryan Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KOs), cruiserweight, 10 rounds
Jack Massey (23-3, 13 KOs) vs Chev Clarke (11-2, 8 KOs), cruiserweight, 10 rounds
Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KOs) vs Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KOs), middleweight, 10 rounds
Stevie McKenna (15-1, 14 KOs) vs Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KOs), middleweight, 8 rounds
Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) vs Todd Tompkins (4-0), middleweight, 6 rounds
Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) vs Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KOs), heavyweight, 10 rounds
Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KOs) vs Mario Vergiev (8-4, 5 KOs), mild heavyweight, 6 rounds
Alex MacMillan (3-0, 2 KOs) vs Tyler Rivers (6-3), welterweight, 6 rounds
The three-bout preliminary card begins at 5pm, with the primary card following at 7pm.
