IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia will not face Gilberto Ramirez in an immediate unification bout as the division saw a new lease of life this past weekend. The Mexican prevailed in a huge fight with WBO champion Chris Billam-Smith in Riyadh to add the Briton's crown to his WBA belt with a dominant unanimous decision win.

Gilberto Ramirez is now the unified cruiserweight champion after adding Chris Billam-Smith’s WBO belt to his own WBA title. Ramirez won a rough and hard-fought 12-round decision at The Venue, Riyadh,

Gilberto Ramirez unified the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles with a win over Chris Billiam-Smith on Saturday in Riyadh. Here are the results from Latino Night.

WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith takes on WBA ruler Gilberto 'Zurdo Ramirez in an intriguing clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH and Gilberto Ramirez are all set to put their respective titles on the line tonight – and the action will unfold VERY SOON! CBS pulled off a sensational 2023 win over

Now the holder of two cruiserweight world titles, Mexican warrior Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez wants more. Last night, in a truly great fight where both men gave

Billam-Smith landed 33 more power punches than Ramirez, but Ramirez landed the harder power punches throughout the fight. Ramirez landed 36 more jabs and 13 more body punches than Billam-Smith. Ramirez buckled Billam-Smith in the fourth round and hurt him with a body punch at the end of the seventh round.

Boxing promoter Ben Shalom says that Chris Billam-Smith has taken him on a "special" journey throughout his reign as WBO cruiserweight world champion.

Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez cruised to a comfortable, unanimous points decision win over Chris Billam-Smith to become unified world cruiserweight champion Saturday.

Gilberto Ramírez (47-1, 30 KOs) is now a unified champion after a brawl against Chris Billam-Smith (20-2, 13 KOs). Scores were 116-112 (x2) and 116-113.