Chris Billam-Smith, Richard Riakporhe Make Weight Ahead Of Rematch Title Fight
Chris-Billam Smith (left) and Richard Riakporhe take a long look at each other after their IBF cruiserweight title fight on June 15 in London. Photo Credit: Lawrence Lustig, BOXXER
The defending title list or his lone winner will not break the spotlight.
Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Riakporhe were repeatedly separated by the goalkeepers after a long look at things. Both boxers have moved up to 200-pound cruiserweight ahead of their highly anticipated rematch on Saturday at London's Selhurst Park Football Ground.
Sky Sports (6:30 pm GMT) and Peacock+ (1:30 pm EST) will broadcast the 12-round IBF cruiserweight title fight. The main event walk is expected to start at 9:45 pm local time.
Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 knockouts), The Ring's No. 1 cruiserweight, will attempt to defend his second IBF cruiserweight title. The 33-year-old from Bournemouth defeated former WBO cruiserweight qualifier Lawrence Okolie (20-1, 15 KOs) last May 27 at the Vitality Stadium in his hometown.
In his latest start, Billam-Smith overcame a rough start to stop Poland's Mateusz Masternak in the eighth round last December 10 at the Bournemouth International Centre. He trailed with two of three points before forcing Masternak to retire with a rib injury early in the eighth round.
The win was Billam-Smith's 10th in a row since his only loss in his career, at the hands of the first-time champion this weekend.
Riakporhe (17-0, 13 KOs), No. 5 at 200, won by split decision in July 2019 at The O2 in London.
Londer, 34, was initially poised for an equally remarkable 2023 campaign, only for his career to fall into a holding pattern. His year started with a fourth round knockout of former WBO champion Krzysztof Glowacki last January 21st in Manchester. It was later discovered that Glowacki was found to be in possession of an illegal drug, for which he was banned for four years.
The way was created for Riakporhe to challenge for his first major title. He was going to face The Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (24-0, 19 KOs), who held the IBF belt. Their tournament organized by the IBF was scheduled for the hearing of the request for money when the two teams failed to reach the goals. Riakporhe's team will unleash their energy in the morning process of the session.
One fight has followed, a second round Dylan Bregeon last November 18 in Wolverhampton.
Riakporhe will now go into his first title fight armed with the chance to do well for his compatriot.
Below are the full undercard weights.
10 rounds, light heavyweight
Ben Whittaker (7-0, 5 KOs), West Bromwich, West Midlands, 175.3* pounds
Eworitse Ezra Arenyeka (12-0, 10 KOs), Cheshire via Lagos, Nigeria, 175 pounds
* Whittaker has two hours to spend 5 oz.
12 rounds, cruiserweight
Isaac Chamberlain (16-2, KOs), 200 pounds
Jack Massey (21-2, 12 KOs), Marple, Cheshire, 200 pounds
8 rounds, light heavyweight
Dan Azeez (20-1, 13 KOs), Lewisham, London, 178 pounds
Hrvoje Sep (12-2, 9 KOs), Zagreb, Croatia, 179 pounds
8 rounds, bantamweight
Francesca Hennessy (3-0, 1 KO), Sevenoaks, Kent, 121 pounds
Dorota Norek (7-4, 1 KO), Poznan, Poland, 119 pounds
4 rounds, super middleweight
Mitchell Frearson (10-1-1, 1 KO), Hornchurch, London, 164 pounds
Marco Simmonds (2-1, 0 KOs), Dudley, West Midlands, 166 pounds
6 rounds, cruiserweight
Deevorn Miller (7-1, 5 KOs), Blackheath, London, 198 pounds
Edwin Mosquera (12-4-2, 6 KOs), Valencia, Spain, 199 pounds
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