Ryan Rozicki Believes Judges Favor Billam-Smith Saturday

“After all, there’s a drawback. I’m going to be up against Chris. I’m going to be up against the referee, the judges, the officials, and people doctors. They’ll be searching for any reason to stop the fight in order that he can get the win. I already know that,” said Rozicki to Fighthype.

When asked how he plans to avoid leaving the lead to the hands of the officials, Rozicki offered a straightforward response.

“With my hands.”

The fight marks Billam-Smith’s debut under his recent multi-fight agreement with Zuffa Boxing. The Bournemouth native will probably be fighting in front of his home fans as a heavy favorite against one in every of the division’s biggest punchers.

Rozicki also revealed a level of honesty rarely heard from fighters when discussing his own record. Looking back at his first fight against Emiliano Peralta, he admitted he believes the judges got the choice improper.

“That ought to have been a loss on my record. I still say that to this present day. The primary one was his, and that was the error I made,” Rozicki said. “I underestimated him getting in.”

Rozicki explained that he entered that fight already looking toward a world title opportunity and paid the worth.

“I used to be looking straight on the WBC world title. I used to be pondering, ‘I’m going to knock this guy out in the primary round.’ That’s what I did. I looked past him,” said Rozicki.

Saturday’s fight gives Rozicki one other likelihood to force himself into the cruiserweight picture. Billam-Smith can have home advantage, but Rozicki seems like a fighter who has already decided an in depth fight won’t be enough.