{"id":343918,"date":"2026-06-01T07:08:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=343918"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T01:38:50","slug":"ryan-rozicki-believes-judges-favor-billam-smith-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/ryan-rozicki-believes-judges-favor-billam-smith-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Rozicki Believes Judges Favor Billam-Smith Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ryan Rozicki believes he will probably be facing greater than just Chris Billam-Smith when he travels to Bournemouth this Saturday for the important event of Zuffa Boxing\u2019s first UK card.<\/p>\n

The Canadian puncher (21-1-1, 20 KOs) will challenge former WBO cruiserweight champion Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KOs) in a 10-round cruiserweight fight on the Bournemouth International Center. Rozicki made it clear that he expects hometown conditions to work against him.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAfter all, there\u2019s a drawback. I\u2019m going to be up against Chris. I\u2019m going to be up against the referee, the judges, the officials, and people doctors. They\u2019ll be searching for any reason to stop the fight in order that he can get the win. I already know that,\u201d said Rozicki to Fighthype.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When asked how he plans to avoid leaving the lead to the hands of the officials, Rozicki offered a straightforward response.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith my hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fight marks Billam-Smith\u2019s 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\u2019s biggest punchers.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat 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,\u201d Rozicki said. \u201cI underestimated him getting in.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rozicki explained that he entered that fight already looking toward a world title opportunity and paid the worth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI used to be looking straight on the WBC world title. I used to be pondering, \u2018I\u2019m going to knock this guy out in the primary round.\u2019 That\u2019s what I did. I looked past him,\u201d said Rozicki.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Saturday\u2019s 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\u2019t be enough.<\/p>\n

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Tom Galm<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the worldwide fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight evaluation, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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