• November 23, 2024

Chris Billam-Smith could go straight into WBC cruiserweight title fight after Gilberto Ramirez defeat | Boxing News

Britain’s Chris Billam-Smith could go straight into a WBC title fight after his loss to Gilberto Ramirez. Billam-Smith fought with extraordinary bravery but lost his WBO championship to WBA belt-holder Ramirez in an exciting clash last weekend. The Briton finished the fight with several injuries including a bad cut over his left eye and damage…

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Chris Billam-Smith could have beaten Gilberto Ramirez, but he had the wrong tactics, says Johnny Nelson | Boxing News

Johnny Nelson, a former cruiserweight world champion and Sky Sports boxing expert, appraises Chris Billam-Smith’s unanimous decision defeat to Gilberto Ramirez in their WBO and WBA cruiserweight world title unification… I’m frustrated. I’m gutted. I think Ramirez did what he could do. He’s a good fighter but not a fighter where I thought: ‘Oh my…

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Chris Billam-Smith reveals he turned down ‘life-changing money’ for Jai Opetaia ahead of Gilberto Ramirez fight | Boxing News

Chris Billam-Smith turned down “life-changing money” to box Jai Opetaia earlier this year, to make sure that when he does fight him, he beats him. Opetaia is the formidable IBF cruiserweight world champion, with Bournemouth’s Billam-Smith the WBO titlist hoping to prove himself the top fighter in the division. Billam-Smith believes he is on an…

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Chris Billam-Smith vs Gilberto Ramirez: Watch live stream of press conference ahead of cruiserweight title fight | Boxing News

Watch Chris Billam-Smith take on Gilberto Ramirez in a unification of the WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Mix from 5pm; Ramirez has recorded 46 victories while Billam-Smith has 20 and defends his belt for a third time

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Chris Billam-Smith targets Gilberto Ramirez world title unification after Richard Riakporhe triumph | Boxing News

Chris Billam-Smith settled his score with Richard Riakporhe, avenging his only previous professional defeat and defending the WBO cruiserweight world title for a second time. It was his second world title fight at a Premier League football stadium against a British rival. Now he has set his sights on a trip overseas and becoming a…

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Striver: How Gilberto Silva and Roberto Carlos are plotting to disrupt social media with world’s first abuse-free app | Football News

Tim Chase’s excitement is hard to conceal as he sits down with Sky Sports’ Dan Long. The former tech headhunter is here to talk about his brainchild, an app called Striver – the self-proclaimed world’s first abuse-free social media platform, which was publicly launched at Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon back in November. That in…

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