Riakporhe (17-0, 13 KO) took home a split decision in their first meeting, but it was Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KO) who first graduated from the domestic scene with last yearās upset of Lawrence Okolie. Both saw action late last year, with Riakporhe smashing the overmatched Dylan Bregeon in November and Billam-Smith battling through a slow start to stop veteran Mateusz Mšasternak a month later.
Should be another solid tussle between these two and an opportunity for the winner to really stake his claim in the new cruiserweight landscape.āIām looking forward to giving the Bournemouth fans an away day to remember with an explosive performance, live on Sky Sports,ā said Billam-Smith. āRichard is a good fighter, but Iāve improved šhugely since we last met and heās going to be in for a terrible night at Selhurst Park. The WBO belt is coming back with me to Bournemouth.ā
āMy time has come,ā said Riakporhe. āThe countdown is on. Iām the runaway āMidnight Trainā that you cannot stop and itās the end of the line for Chris Billam-Smith. I canāt wait to knock Chris out and take his title. Iāve beaten him once and Iām ready to do it again. This time itās not going to the judges. Heās going to be out cold on the canvas and the world title is going to be staying in south London.
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