Boxing

Nov. 16 the targeted date as Billam-Smith praises Zurdo before proposed unification

Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez celebrates after winning his fight at YouTube Theater on March 30, 2024 in Inglewood, California.

Plenty was said, most of it negative, about WBO cruiserweight world champion Chris Billam-Smith holding firm on his desire to return in November-December time rather than be rushed into a unification bout with IBF titleholder Jai Opetaia a month earlier on Saudi shores. Now, the Brit is close to agreeing a Stateside showdown with newly-crowned WBA champion Gilberto Ramirez. Continue reading “Nov. 16 the targeted date as Billam-Smith praises Zurdo before proposed unification”