Chris Billam-Smith will make the first defense of his WBO cruiserweight championship against Mateusz Masternak on Sunday, December 10 in his Bournemouth hometown; Billam-Smith says it could be “stylistically potentially one of the best fights the cruiserweight division has ever seen”
Chris Billam-Smith, the WBO cruiserweight world champion, is no stranger to thrilling fights.
His battles with Isaac Chamberlain and Armend Xhoxhaj were two of the best contests of last year and he thinks his clash with Mateusz Masternak on Sunday, December 10 will top anything he’s done so far.
“It makes stylistically for potentially one of the best fights the cruiserweight division has ever seen and that’s saying something,” Billam-Smith told Sky Sports. “Because the way we both fight is exciting.
“We’re very similar. We’re both tough. Put our shots together well. We can both punch. We’ve got good chins.
“He’s one of the most experienced fighters maybe I’ll ever face because he’s boxed every style. He’s boxed at such a high level,” Billam-Smith explained.
“He’s had more knockouts than I’ve had fights. It’s a hugely dangerous fight. But I’m a world champion. I’ve got to go in there with that confidence and belief, which I always have, and go and do what I do and fight my fight.”
