Ryan Rozicki believes that when he goes to Bournemouth next Saturday for the main event of the first British Zuffa Boxing gala, he will face not only Chris Billam-Smith.

The Canadian boxer (21-1-1, 20 KO) will face former WBO cruiserweight champion Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) in a 10-round cruiserweight fight at the Bournemouth International Center. Rozicki made it clear that he expected conditions in his hometown to work against him.

“Of course it is a disadvantage. I will face Chris. I will face the referee, judges, officials and these doctors. They will look for any reason to stop the fight so that he can win. I already know that,” Rozicki told Fighthype.

When asked how he planned to avoid leaving the result in the judges’ hands, Rozicki answered simply.

“With my hands.”

The fight will mark Billam-Smith’s debut under his up-to-date multi-fight contract with Zuffa Boxing. The player from Bournemouth will fight in front of his home crowd as a clear favorite against one of the best players in the division.

Rozicki also revealed a level of honesty rarely seen from athletes when discussing their own record. Recalling his first fight with Emiliano Peralta, he admitted that, in his opinion, the judges made the wrong decision.

“It should have been a failure on my record. I still say that to this day. The first one was his and it was a mistake I made,” Rozicki said. – I underestimated it when I went in.

Rozicki explained that he entered this fight already looking for a chance to win the world title and paid the price for it.

“I was looking straight at the WBC world title. I was thinking, ‘I’m going to knock this guy out in the first round.’ “That’s what I did. I looked beyond him,” Rozicki said.

Saturday’s fight gives Rozicki another chance to break into the cruiserweight ring. Billam-Smith may have the home advantage, but Rozicki sounds like a fighter who has already decided that a close fight isn’t enough.

Tomek Galm is a boxing journalist covering the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends and fighter psychology.

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At one point Floyd Schofield Jr. he encouraged a duel between them.

“But fuck this boy. Fuck him right here. Can we get it in 2026? 2027?”

The clip quickly spread across social media, but many fans focused less on the possibility of a fight and more on Davis’ size.

Several commentators argued that Keyshawn had outgrown the lower weight classes and should compete at welterweight rather than discussing fights against naturally smaller opponents.

“This guy shouldn’t be fighting anything lower than 147, lol.”

“Keyshawn should have had a low score of 147.”

“Keyshawn looks much bigger than Roach. 147-154 Keyshawn. Leave the lower weight classes alone.”

Others pointed to Davis’ recent weight issues as evidence that the upward move is overdue.

“And you all wondered why this weight tyrant couldn’t gain weight many times over.”

“Why don’t these fighters want to fight in the right weight class?”

The comments reflect a growing view among some fans that Davis’ future may be at welterweight. The former lightweight had failed to make weight in two of his last three fights, and many observers believed the size difference between him and Roach was evident in ring footage.

While talk of a future fight has generated interest, most of the discussion has focused on whether Davis should target bigger opponents instead.

Gervonta Davis got a fresh chance to win the world title.

Davis has not fought since then his controversial draw with Lamont Roach in March 2025with legal issues outside the ring preventing “Tank” from acting for an extended period of time.

He was stripped of his WBA lightweight title and named champion on hiatus, but reports in recent weeks suggest the 31-year-old will return to competition at some stage later this year. probation violation announced last week may change that.

If he returns in 2026, he has been ordered to face WBA number one contender Floyd Schofield, but now another world champion has revealed he would be willing to face ‘Tank’.

The fighter in question is O’Shaquie Foster, who defended his WBC super featherweight title on Saturday with a majority decision victory over Ray Ford.

He spoke at the post-fight press conferenceFoster shared his thoughts on a possible matchup with Davis.

“I would love this fight. I would definitely take this fight in a heartbeat.”

“Tank” has not fought at super featherweight since his October 2020 knockout victory over Leo Santa Cruz. he has said in the past that he would be confident of getting back down to his more natural 130 pounds, but the years that have passed since then may have made that a much more difficult task. If he can do it again, the 31-year-old could quickly win the WBC belt.

In addition to calling up Davis, Foster also discussed several other possible options.

“Shakur, Lamont, whoever. Hitchins is already on the run, so I can’t get him. Whoever they send at me, whoever they put in front of me, I’m going to take them down until they say I’m number one.”

The super featherweight champion had a heated confrontation with Shakur Stevenson following his victory over Ford, which perhaps made the next fight more realistic than a clash with Davis, who has also been linked to fighting Stevenson multiple times over the years.

Foster seems keen on moving up, so he could face Davis at lightweight in the future.