It’s been a long time coming for Chris Billam-Smith, who will finally make the maiden defence of his WBO cruiserweight championship when he takes on Mateusz Masternak at the Bournemouth International Centre.
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Billam-Smith (18-1, 12 KOs) is coming off a 12-round majority decision win over the previously-unbeaten Lawrence Okolie in May. The 33-year-old scored three knockdowns to secure a career-best victory over his former stablemate and simultaneously kicked open the door to the big time.
However, if the Bournemouth-based champion is to secure lucrative unification bouts at 200 pounds, then he must dispose of Masternak in style.
"It makes for an intriguing fight," Billam-Smith told Sky Sports. "I know what position he's in. I know how hungry he's going to be for this fight.
"Realistically, this is his only and probably last chance at a world title, so he's going to be giving it absolutely everything. He will leave everything in the ring, so I've got to be willing to do the same.”
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Masternak (47-5, 31 KOs) hails from Poland and has been boxing professionally since 2006. The 36-year-old has mixed with the best at cruiserweight, including former champs Grigory Drozd, Tony Bellew, and Yuniel Dorticos. However, Masternak lost all three of those bouts, which is why Billam-Smith enters as a heavy favourite.
The Sporting News will provide undercard results and a full report on the main event:
Chris Billam-Smith vs. Mateusz Masternak full card
Chris Billam-Smith (c) vs. Mateusz Masternak for the WBO cruiserweight title
Lee Cutler vs. Kingsley Egbunike for the English super welterweight title
Ben Whittaker vs. Stiven Dredhaj; Light Heavyweights
Lauren Price vs. Silvia Bortot; Welterweights
Michael McKinson vs. Musah Lawson; Welterweights
Lewis Edmondson vs. Dmytro Fedas; Light Heavyweights
Francesca Hennessy vs. Lucrecia Belen Arrieta; Bantamweights
When is Chris Billam-Smith vs. Mateusz Masternak?
Billam-Smith vs. Masternak is on December 10, a Sunday. The main card starts at 7 p.m. local time, or 2 p.m. ET, with the main event scheduled for around 10:15 p.m. local time, or 5:15 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Chris Billam-Smith will defend his WBO cruiserweight title in a main event from Bournemouth today, facing Polish veteran Mateusz Masternak.
The action starts at 1 pm ET on Peacock in the U.S. and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. The card also features Lee Cutler vs Kingsley Egbunike, plus returns for Ben Whittaker and Lauren Price.
We’ll be here with all the updates, highlights, immediate results, and more in the stream below. Join us for some rare Sunday boxing!
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Main Card (Peacock, 1 pm ET)
Chris Billam-Smith (18-1, 12 KO) vs Mateusz Masternak (47-5, 31 KO), cruiserweights, 12 rounds, for Billam-Smith’s WBO title
Ben Whittaker (4-0, 3 KO) vs Stiven Leonetti Dredhaj (11-2-1, 3 KO), light heavyweights, 8 rounds
Lauren Price (5-0, 1 KO) vs Silvia Bortot (11-3-1, 3 KO), welterweights, 8 rounds
Lee Cutler (13-1, 7 KO) vs Kingsley Egbunike (8-2-1, 1 KO), junior middleweights, 10 rounds.Thanks