Billam-Smith vs Fress

When is Billam-Smith vs Fress?

Chris Billam-Smith could face the challenge of Roman Fress in Spring 2027 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which means the weight limit would be 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

The contest would be for the vacant WBO cruiserweight championship of the world.

Billam-Smith vs Fress stats

Chris Billam-Smith would step into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roman Fress would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Billam Smith would have a slight advantage in power over Fress, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Fress' 57%.

Chris Billam-Smith is the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Both Chris Billam-Smith and Roman Fress fight out of an orthodox stance.

Billam Smith is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Fress, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 178 compared to Fress' 147.

Chris Billam-Smith goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 3 by The Ring at cruiserweight.

Roman Fress is currently ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 200lb division.

Billam-Smith vs Fress form

Billam Smith has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Cheavon Clarke on November 7, 2026, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ryan Rozicki on June 6, 2026, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brandon Glanton on April 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on November 16, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had beaten Richard Riakporhe on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Selhurst Park, London, United Kingdom.

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Billam Smith's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 25 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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