On November 16, 2024, a 34-year-old Chris Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBO title held by 33-year-old Mexican boxer Gilberto Ramírez (46-1, 30 KOs).
Billam-Smith came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Ramírez was on a 2-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 17 days.
Gilberto Ramírez defeated Chris Billam-Smith via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Ramírez improves his record to 47-1, while Billam-Smith adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
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.