On June 15, 2024, Chris Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KOs), the cruiserweight WBO champion, defends his title against British challenger, Richard Riakporhe (17-0, 13 KOs).
Chris Billam-Smith is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round RTD victory over Mateusz Masternak, 6 months and 5 days ago. Richard Riakporhe is on a 17-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Dylan Bregeon, 6 months and 28 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Chris Billam-Smith at 99-1 winning odds. Richard Riakporhe really doesn't have much to present against Billam-Smith.
Chris Billam-Smith defeated Richard Riakporhe via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Billam-Smith improves his record to 20-1, while Riakporhe adds a loss to his record at 17-1.