Chris Billam-Smith
Career, Record, Stats
Chris Billam-Smith (The Gentleman) is a 34-year-old English professional boxer. He is the reigning WBO cruiserweight world champion. 7 years and 2 months into his career, Billam-Smith's record stands at 20-1, which includes 13 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Chris Billam-Smith's Boxing Career
Chris Billam-Smith was born in Epsom, Surrey, England on August 2, 1990. He made his professional debut at the age of 27 years on September 16, 2017 against Russ Henshaw. Billam-Smith defeated Henshaw via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Billam-Smith became a world champion at the age of 32 after 18 professional fights. He challenged Lawrence Okolie for the WBO cruiserweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
Billam-Smith's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Richard Riakporhe at age 33, on June 15, 2024, in which he successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight championship.
Chris Billam-Smith Next Fight: He is next scheduled to fight Gilberto Ramírez (46-1, 30 KOs) on November 16, 2024. He will be fighting for the WBO cruiserweight title. On the day of the fight, he will be 34 years old, and Ramírez 33.
Some of Chris Billam-Smith's best fights so far have been against Lawrence Okolie, Isaac Chamberlain, Richard Riakporhe, and Mateusz Masternak. For a complete list of Billam-Smith's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Chris Billam-Smith".
Billam-Smith has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Chris Billam-Smith Losses".
Chris Billam-Smith's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | Nov 16, 2024 | 34 | 
Gilberto Ramírez 33 46-1 | NA | NA
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21 | Jun 15, 2024 | 33 | 
Richard Riakporhe 34 17-0 | win | UD 12 |
20 | Dec 10, 2023 | 33 | 
Mateusz Masternak 36 47-5 | win | RTD 8 |
19 | May 27, 2023 | 32 | 
Lawrence Okolie 30 19-0 | win | MD 12 |
18 | Dec 17, 2022 | 32 |  Armend Xhoxhaj | win | KO 5 |
17 | Jul 30, 2022 | 31 | 
Isaac Chamberlain 28 14-1 | win | UD 12 |
16 | Apr 16, 2022 | 31 | Tommy McCarthy | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Nov 13, 2021 | 31 | Dylan Bregeon | win | UD 12 |
14 | Jul 31, 2021 | 30 | Tommy McCarthy | win | SD 12 |
13 | Mar 20, 2021 | 30 | Vasil Ducar | win | UD 10 |
12 | Aug 07, 2020 | 30 | Nathan Thorley | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Nov 23, 2019 | 29 | Craig Glover | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Jul 20, 2019 | 28 |
Richard Riakporhe 29 9-0 | loss | SD 10 |
9 | May 10, 2019 | 28 | Yassine Habachi | win | RTD 3 |
8 | Dec 15, 2018 | 28 | Kent Kauppinen | win | TKO 6 |
7 | Oct 13, 2018 | 28 | Robin Dupre | win | RTD 5 |
6 | Jun 16, 2018 | 27 | Michal Pleanik | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Mar 09, 2018 | 27 | Gheorghe Danut | win | RTD 5 |
4 | Dec 02, 2017 | 27 | Laszlo Ivanyi | win | KO 1 |
3 | Nov 11, 2017 | 27 | Jan Hrazdira | win | KO 2 |
2 | Oct 14, 2017 | 27 | Alexandar Todorovic | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Sep 16, 2017 | 27 | Russ Henshaw | win | TKO 1 |