Chris Billam-Smith will headline Zuffa Boxing’s inaugural UK appearance in his hometown of Bournemouth on Saturday against Canadian Ryan Rozicki.

Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KO) will face Rozicki (21-1-1, 20 KO) at Bournemouth International Centre.

“CBS” (35) was already the holder of the WBO cruiserweight world title, defending twice before sending the belt to Zurdo Ramirez in a unification fight in 2024.

“The Gentleman” returned to winning ways after a unanimous decision victory over Brandon Glanton last April, and it looks like a victory here will put him closer to winning another world title.

Rozicki failed to win the WBC bridgeweight title in 2021 and was placed in a majority draw with Yamil Peralta for the vacant interim WBC cruiserweight title in 2024.

The 31-year-old was last sidelined in March, defeating Gerardo Mellado in two rounds, and is the number one contender to Noel Mikaelian’s WBC crown.

Billam-Smith vs. Rozicki – date, place, start time and ring walks

• The fight between both fighters will take place on Saturday, June 6, live at the Bournemouth International Center in Bournemouth, UK
• The broadcast will start at 19:00 BST / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT
• The main event will start around 22:00 BST / 17:00 ET / 14:00 PT

Billam-Smith vs. Rozicki – how to watch

• The card can be viewed live in the UK Heavenly sports and on Paramount+ in the US

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Billam-Smith vs. Rozicki – last three fights

Chris Billam-Smith

• Chris Billam-Smith bt Brandon Glanton – unanimous decision
• Zurdo Ramirez bt Chris Billam-Smith – unanimous decision
• Chris Billam-Smith bt Richard Riakporhe – unanimous decision

Ryan Różicki

• Ryan Rozicki vs. Gerardo Mellado – KO in the 2nd round
• Ryan Rozicki drew with Yamil Alberto Peralta – majority decision
• Ryan Rozicki bt Olanrewaja Durodolo – TKO in the 1st round

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• Jack Massey (23-3, 13 KO) vs. Cheavon Clarke (11-2, 8 KO) – cruiserweight (10 rounds)
• Lee Cutler (15-2, 7 KO) vs. Aaron Sutton (19-2, 3 KO) – middleweight (10 rounds)
• Harvey Dykes (7-0-1) vs Ivan Dychko (15-1, 14 KO) – heavyweight (10 rounds)
• Stephen McKenna (15-1, 4 KO) vs. Casey James Streeter (15-3-2, 6 KO) – middleweight (8 rounds)
• Sam Hickey (4-0, 1 KO) vs. Todd Tompkins (4-0) – middleweight (6 rounds)
• Leon Hughes (4-0, 3 KO) vs. Mario Vergiev (8-4, 5 KO) – lithe heavyweight (6 rounds)
• Alex Macmillan (3-0, 2 KO) vs. Tyler Rivers (6-3) – welterweight (6 rounds)

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Adam Azim returned to action last night, stopping Steve Claggett, and both Ben Shalom and Shane McGuigan shared their thoughts on the performance.

McGuigan and Shalom agreed on the levels Azim could reach.

Last night, ‘The Killer’ made his first appearance since last November when he defeated Kurt Scoby in the rematch between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.

The Briton dominated before stopping Scoby in the final round.

He faced Claggett and made brief work of his opponent, dropping him in the second round before forcing the referee to step in in the third.

Claggett was expected to be a real test for Azim. He had not been stopped for over 11 years before the fight and in 2024 he went the distance of Teofimo Lopez for the world title.

After the victory, Azim’s promoter spoke on the BBC broadcast.

Shalom has been working with the 24-year-old since his second professional fight after an illustrious amateur career.

“It was ridiculous, the way he put Steve Claggett together.

“He [Azim] he beats every fighter in the 140 division.

“It was phenomenal.”

Azim is high in the rankings of many governing bodies as he looks to secure a shot at winning the world title before the end of the year.

Adam Azim Rankings with Major Governing Bodies

• IBF: 7th
• WBA: No ranking
• WBC: 9
• WBO: 7
• Ring magazine: 9

His coach, McGuigan, shared a similar view to Shalom i revealed the heights he believes in Azim can reach.

“I don’t think he’s just going to win the world title, he’s going to unify.

“He will become a world champion in many weight classes.”

One champion Azim continues to be linked to is long-time rival Dalton Smith, who currently holds the WBC junior welterweight title.

Smith defeated Subriel Matias to win the belt in January via fifth-round TKO.

Azim was asked about the fight with the Sheffield man and he shared his thoughts.

“I’ll win the belt first and then we’ll talk about Dalton Smith.

“I would fight him tomorrow if I had to.”

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At the Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas, O’Shaquie Foster defended his WBC super featherweight title with a twelve-round majority decision victory over Raymond Ford.

Ford’s only loss before the Foster fight came to Nick Ball in 2024.

Since regaining the WBC belt in the rematch With a decision victory over Robson Conceicao in November 2024, Foster (25-3, KO12) was seen in the ring just once, winning the WBC interim lightweight crown with a wide points victory against Stephen Fulton in San Antonio in December 2025.

Ford (18-2-1, KO8) has won three times since losing the 2024 WBA crown to Nick Ball, all in ten rounds, with his last victory over Abraham Nova in August last year.

The opening round was eventful this round, with Foster attacking and then throwing Ford out of the ring at the end of the frame.

Ford recovered well from the shock and delivered a decisive combination in round two, and although Ford went on the attack in round three, Ford responded well, working to good effect on the head and body.

Foster landed multiple punches, and Foster landed a decent uppercut in the fifth round and some good counters in the sixth.

The champion was starting to take control, much more energetic and attacking than his opponent, and in round eight Ford was overworked as Foster landed several combination shots.

Entering the championship rounds, Ford stopped the rot with a solid ten, landing a counter right hook and attacking the body well.

This proved to be a false dawn, as in the penultimate session Foster landed a huge left hook that rocked Ford to his knees, and he kept increasing the pace until the final bell.

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The drawn score of 114-114 was overturned by scores of 118-110 and 116-112 as Foster defended his title and immediately summoned Shakur Stevenson to a meeting later this year.

Undercard remaining

In the ten-round action on the undercard, Charlie Sheehy (13-0, KO8) remained undefeated, and the super lightweight candidate won in the ninth round over Nike Theran (20-3, KO14).

Javon Woodard Jr (17-2, KO15) also won the distance, defeating Miguel Flores (29-6-1, KO13) three times before ending the fight with a successful knockout in the eighth round.

The only fighter to go eight rounds scored another win for decorated amateur Omari Jones (7-0, KO4), and the super welterweight won all eight frames against Diego Zuniga (9-1, KO6).

In six-round fights, Zaquin Moses (7-0, KO3) won all six rounds of his super featherweight meeting with Travis Crawford (7-7, KO2), and Julian Montalvo (7-0, KO5) won in four rounds against Maximus Moya (3-4, KO2), also in the super featherweight division.

Frank Espinoza (4-0, KO4) forced Bryce Blackwell (4-3, KO1) to retire after three rounds in their middleweight bout, and Jahyden Franklin Britton (9-0, KO6) stopped Najee West (9-3, KO4) in four rounds in their super middleweight bout.

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