Chris Billam-Smith may beat Gilberto Ramirez in a rematch, says English super-welterweight champion Lee Cutler.
Ramirez beat former world titlist Billam-Smith to unify the WBO and WBA cruiserweight belts.
Britain’s Billam-Smith began strongly however “Zurdo” Ramirez went on to rack up rounds and win on a transparent unanimous resolution.
However Cutler, who has skilled alongside Billam-Smith as an beginner and a professional, believes his fellow Bournemouth fighter can return to world degree and even beat Ramirez in a rematch.
“How Chris spars, I do know he is attending to folks,” Cutler informed Sky Sports activities. “I all the time see him get to folks.
“From the primary spherical I assumed Chris was going to cease him!” he added. “I consider Chris can do something. I consider he’ll be much more cautious with the physique photographs and stuff. Possibly if Chris did not get a dislodged rib early doorways within the struggle he may need had extra gears in a while.
“Chris is all the time the fitter one, the stronger one. It was like he did not have these gears however we perceive now why, as a result of his rib was gone and a hand damage.
“No excuses, and Chris is not an excuse maker, it is simply how good ‘Zurdo’ was on the evening to put these photographs and do this to him.
“However I consider Chris can do something he desires to and possibly a rematch. It might be nice for him to get a WBC title after which get it on for the rematch, if ‘Zurdo’s’ nonetheless obtained the belts.”
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Shane McGuigan felt Gilberto Ramirez was successful the rounds from Billam-Smith with ‘much less effort’ and that was the telling issue within the struggle
He’s satisfied that Billam-Smith stays essentially the most thrilling fighter within the division. “Simply. A lot grit and coronary heart he is obtained,” Cutler mentioned. “He is overwhelmed everybody other than his final outing which was in opposition to a really, excellent degree fighter.
“I believe anybody would wish to struggle him as a result of he is obtained the identify. He’s a former world champion. So hopefully he can come straight again in for a world title, for the WBC, whichever it’s.”
Billam-Smith desires to return to world degree competitors. “I am not world champion which is painful to say,” he informed Sky Sports activities Information.
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Highlights from Gilberto Ramirez’s conflict with Chris Billam-Smith for the WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles
He is been impressed by his personal son. “He is my primary fan,” Billam-Smith mentioned.
“My son requested me the opposite day, he is solely two and a half: ‘You going to win one other belt daddy?’
“This was after the struggle. I used to be like: ‘Daddy tried actually onerous however he did not win one other belt.’ He mentioned: ‘It is okay you may do it subsequent time.'”
Cutler returns to motion in opposition to Steven McKenna dwell on Sky Sports activities on December 14
