The WBO Championship and the WBA Championship will both be on the line in a unification cruiserweight fight tonight. Riyadh in Saudi Arabia will host what promises to be a spectacular bout between the WBA belt-holder Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez and the WBO champion Chris Billam-Smith.
Ramirez boasts a formidable 46-1 professional record and begins as the favorite. Billam-Smith has won three consecutive world championship fights, though, and he will hope to cause an upset here.
Ramirez is a southpaw boxer who wears down opponents with his relentless forward pressure. Billam-Smith does not have much experience of fighting southpaws, so Ramírez's stance brings its own issues. Billam-Smith is physically and mentally tough, but this is the biggest challenge of his career to date.
Billam-Smith came in at 199.4lbs at the weigh-in, with Ramirez scaling 199.6lbs. All eyes are now on tonight's main event.
Here's where to watch and stream Ramirez vs Billam-Smith live streams – the full fight – from anywhere in the world, including options to tune in for FREE.
Watch Ramirez vs Billam-Smith in USA
Ramirez vs Billam-Smith is being shown by DAZN in the US. The good news is that you only need a DAZN Freemium account to watch the fight, including the entire undercard. Just enter your email address and personal details and you can tune in for nothing!
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Watch Ramírez vs Billam-Smith in UK
The Ramirez vs Billam-Smith is also being shown by DAZN in the UK. It won't cost you a penny to stream the fight with a DAZN Freemium account, so sign up today to take advantage of this great deal.
Another option in the UK is Sky Sports, with the undercard on Sky Sports Mix and the star attraction on Sky Sports Main Event. Sky Sports packages start from £22 per month (on top of a Sky subscription). It's not a PPV, so a standard Sky Sports subscription will suffice to watch the Ramirez vs Billam-Smith bout.
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Watch Ramirez vs Billam-Smith in Australia
The Ramirez vs Billam-Smith is being shown by DAZN in Australia too. As above, you don't need to commit to a contract or pay any fees – a DAZN Freemium account is all you need to watch the main fight and the undercard.
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Ramirez vs Billam-Smith tale of the tape
Header Cell - Column 0 | Gilberto Ramirez | Chris Billam-Smith |
---|---|---|
Nationality | Mexican | British |
Date of birth | June 19, 1991 | August 2, 1990 |
Height | 6' 2.5" | 6' 2" |
Reach | 75" | 75" |
Total fights | 47 | 25 |
Record | 46-1 (30 KOs) | 20-1 (13 KOs) |
Gilberto Ramirez vs Chris Billam-Smith full card
- Gilberto Ramirez vs. Chris Billam-Smith (For the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles)
- Jose Carlos Ramirez vs. Arnold Barbosa Jr. (Super lightweight)
- Oscar Collazo vs. Thammanoon Niyomtrong (For Collazo's WBO minimumweight title)
- Wiliam Zepeda Segura vs. Tevin Farmer (Lightweight)
- Oscar Duarte Jurado vs. Botirzhon Akhmedov (Super lightweight)
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Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist from London. He primarily covers the Premier League but also has experience covering other European competitions. He is the former editor of The Set Pieces and has had work published by the likes of the Guardian, FourFourTwo, Goal.com, ESPN and more. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).