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Billam-Smith fight set to proceed despite legal challenge
Key takeaways
- Chris Billam-Smith with Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom after victory against Brandon Glanton
- Zuffa Boxing's first show in the UK, featuring Chris Billam-Smith, appears set to go ahead on Saturday despite legal action from rival promoter Boxxer.
- The event is due to be shown on Sky Sports, but promoter Boxxer claims to have contractual rights involving fighters on the bill and says they are appearing without "consent or authorisation".
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Chris Billam-Smith with Boxxer promoter Ben Shalom after victory against Brandon Glanton
Zuffa Boxing's first show in the UK, featuring Chris Billam-Smith, appears set to go ahead on Saturday despite legal action from rival promoter Boxxer.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Billam-Smith is scheduled to fight Canadian Ryan Rozicki at the Bournemouth International Centre as the headline bout, with fellow Britons Jack Massey and Sam Hickey both on the undercard.
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