CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH can see a path which takes him to a combat for the undisputed cruiserweight championship in 2025.
Regardless of shedding his WBO title to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez, 47-1 (30 KOs), of their November 16 unification bout in Riyadh all just isn’t misplaced for the Brit.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman lately mentioned of Billam-Smith, “We’ll definitely rank him and he has the potential of combating for a title.”
As issues stand Noel Mikaelian is the present WBC world champion however is unable to defend his title attributable to a authorized case with promoter Don King. On December 7 in Canada Ryan Rozicki, 20-1 (19 KOs), will face Yamil Alberto Peralta, 17-1 (9 KOs), for the interim belt. There’s a chance that the winner could also be elevated to full champion standing if Mikaelian can not meet the WBC’s necessities as champion.
Billam-Smith, 20-2 (13 KOs), spoke to Boxing Information this week about when he plans to return to the ring and the way he can land an undisputed title combat.
“The opposite belts are all going to be tied up for now. Zurdo’s received [the] WBA and WBO and Opetaia’s received the IBF and he’s combating in January. He’s received his necessary [challenger] in [Hussein] Cinkara. If he can come by that then I think about him and Zurdo will combat in all probability related time to once I’ll combat in Might. That’s what I’m taking a look at is Might time realistically. So, I feel the WBC route could be the route I’d like to go down.
“Clearly a really established belt and actually wanted. After which [that] will get me again at World stage. I imply in a really perfect world I can combat for that on the similar time they combat for his or her three belts after which I can combat the winner.
“This stuff can occur and I imagine this loss shall be a giant alternative for me to simply strip issues again, work on some fundamentals which [I] in all probability haven’t labored on as a lot through the years as a result of they actually deal with my strengths they usually’ve received me to the place I’m. However they weren’t sufficient on combat evening this time round so gotta return and actually polish up on some weaknesses. However yeah that’d be the route I take.”
