On December 10, 2023, Chris Billam-Smith (18-1, 12 KOs), the cruiserweight WBO champion, defends his title against Polish challenger, Mateusz Masternak (47-5, 31 KOs).
Chris Billam-Smith is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Lawrence Okolie, 6 months and 13 days ago. Mateusz Masternak is on a 6-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jason Whateley, 1 year, 1 month, and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Chris Billam-Smith at 99-1 winning odds. Mateusz Masternak really doesn't have much to present against Billam-Smith.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Chris Billam-Smith is crowned the new cruiserweight world champion. Billam-Smith improves his record to 19-1 (13 KOs), while Masternak adds a loss to his record at 47-6.