On July 20, 2019, a 28-year-old Chris Billam-Smith (9-0, 8 KOs) and a 29-year-old British boxer Richard Riakporhe (9-0, 8 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Billam-Smith came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 10 days. Riakporhe was on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Richard Riakporhe defeated Chris Billam-Smith via split decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight. Riakporhe improves his record to 10-0, while Billam-Smith adds a loss to his record at 9-1.