Chris Billam-Smith settled his rating with Richard Riakporhe, avenging his solely earlier skilled defeat and defending the WBO cruiserweight world title for a second time.
It was his second world title battle at a Premier League soccer stadium in opposition to a British rival.
Now he has set his sights on a visit abroad and changing into a unified champion.
Gilberto Ramirez, the WBA cruiserweight titlist, is the opponent he desires subsequent and he is keen to go to the US to make that battle.
“I would be actually honoured. It will be loopy to make extra reminiscences on the market,” Billam-Smith advised Sky Sports activities Information.
“I need to battle in America. Each Brit’s dream is clearly to battle of their residence soccer staff’s stadium after which go to America. Ricky Hatton had it.
“‘Zurdo’ Ramirez is the WBA champion. I might love that belt, that is the one George Groves gained. I might like to battle him [Ramirez] on the market, he fights on the market in order that makes it a risk.”
Billam-Smith first gained the WBO world title in his Bournemouth hometown when he upset Lawrence Okolie on the Vitality stadium.
This weekend he travelled to Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park stadium to tackle Riakporhe at his membership.
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Billam-Smith defended his WBO cruiserweight world title in opposition to Riakporhe with a unanimous choice win at Selhurst Park
As soon as once more it was Billam-Smith who rose to the event. That prior expertise in opposition to Okolie on the Vitality stadium helped him however so did: “All the things by my profession. The expertise and the powerful fights, the unhealthy performances, the nice performances.
“The expertise I had being round George Groves, Luke Campbell, Josh Taylor. Barry McGuigan comes and watches most spars, if not all of them, whenever you’ve acquired that information round you and that have round you, you are continuously studying and that is why the gymnasium has a lot success as a result of we have got that conveyor belt of champions.”
In the end Billam-Smith took a transparent unanimous choice over Riakporhe, nullifying his challenger’s fearsome punch-power over the course of a tough 12 rounds.
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Chris Billam-Smith heaped reward on his ‘grasp’ coach Shane McGuigan after they caught to the game-plan to beat Richard Riakporhe
“The gameplan was good,” he stated. “[Felt] actually snug all through. Had a great deal of power left. The gameplan was do not waste power, do not attempt to power the battle.
“He had a very good begin to the battle. He jabbed very well. I wasn’t transferring sufficient. He was jabbing very well, then I began to get my motion in.
“I respect Richard. I’ve acquired plenty of respect for the followers,” he added. “We’re all Palace followers this summer season, they have loads of gamers within the England staff.
“A large thanks to everybody who supported me. You’ve got given me goals again residence and you’ve got supported me away.”
For Billam-Smith his world title goals simply carry on getting larger. He is crushed his greatest rivals in Britain, fought in a stadium twice over. Now he desires to beat America, and he desires Gilberto Ramirez subsequent.