Boxing tonight: TV channels, live stream info, ring walk times, fight schedule
As the dust settles following Mike Tyson’s Texas showdown with Jake Paul, two of today’s boxing stars take centre stage with a show in Saudi Arabia.
The latest Riyadh Season card sees a huge world cruiserweight unification bout between Chris Billam-Smith, the WBO champion, and Gilberto Ramirez, who holds the WBA strap. It is likely to be the toughest fight of the British star’s career as he looks to build on his victory over long-time Richard Riakporhe in June.
Ramirez was the first Mexican to become a super-middleweight and cruiserweight world champion and is looking to take over the 200lb division. His only career defeat to date came against light-heavyweight icon Dmitry Bivol.
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"It's an exciting unification fight against someone who has only been beaten by Bivol," said Billam-Smith, 34. "It's a very hard test and it would be an honour for me to become unified champion."
Ramirez said: "I'm excited to make this fight happen with Chris Billam-Smith. It's been a long time coming, and I'm looking forward to becoming the unified champion in this division.
"I've always said this was my division and I'm happy for the opportunity to showcase my skills at this level on a global stage in Riyadh. It's truly an honour to be a Mexican warrior and to showcase what true Mexican boxing is all about while bringing my culture to a global audience."
How to watch Chris Billam-Smith vs Gilberto Ramirez in the UK
The fight will be available to view on the Sky Sports Mix channel and the Sky Sports app. Sky Sports Mix is available to all Sky TV customers.
If you’re not a regular Sky TV customer, the channel is available via the Sky-owned streaming NOW service if you take out the necessary sports subscription, with day and monthly passes available. The show will also be streamed live by DAZN, again as part of a regular subscription.
What time will Chris Billam-Smith vs Gilberto Ramirez start in the UK?
The card will be at a friendly time for UK viewers with coverage on Sky Sports Mix and DAZN getting underway at 5pm UK time. Billam-Smith and Ramirez are expected to begin their ring walks at around 10pm.
Full fight card
Gilberto Ramirez vs Chris Billam-Smith (for the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles)
Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Arnold Barbosa Jr (Super-lightweight)
Oscar Collazo vs. Thammanoon Niyomtrong (for Collazo's WBO minimum-weight title
Wiliam Zepeda Segura vs Tevin Farmer (Lightweight)
Oscar Duarte Jurado vs Botirzhon Akhmedov (Super-lightweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Juan Garcia (Welterweight)