Following his signing with Zuffa Boxing, Chris Billam-Smith has expressed his desire to face Jai Opetaia, aiming to establish himself as the world's best. This move will see him fight live on Sky Sports.
Billam-Smith previously held the WBO cruiserweight world title from May 2023 to November 2024, before losing it to Gilberto Ramirez. He then bounced back with a win over Brandon Glanton at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Opetaia, also a Zuffa fighter, recently became the inaugural Zuffa world cruiserweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Glanton. Billam-Smith stated, "We're two of the biggest names in the cruiserweight division and we're both signed under the same promoter...
That's part of this deal, and part of the reason I signed with Zuffa." He emphasized that Zuffa will aid him in proving his status as the world's best by defeating top opponents, with Opetaia being a primary target. Billam-Smith has been in a training camp since January and is eager to announce his next fight soon, preferably in the UK.