Billam-Smith: If Opetaia can't fight Wilder, I will!

Chris Billam-Smith does not harbour long-term heavyweight ambitions but he would gladly replace Jai Opetaia to face huge-punching Deontay Wilder; watch Billam-Smith fight Cheavon Clarke live on Sky Sports on November 7

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Chris Billam-Smith might set aside his pursuit of Jai Opetaia to look at other options himself.

Billam-Smith has long wanted to box Australia's Opetaia, who is widely regarded as the best cruiserweight in the world.

But Opetaia is expected to move to heavyweight to fight former world champion Deontay Wilder on the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua undercard before a potential bout with the outstanding cruiserweight David Benavidez next year.

"From what I gather he's going to fight Wilder and then Benavidez," Billam-Smith told Sky Sports.

"Opetaia's fighting Wilder, then Benavidez is his plan and I think he gets beat by Benavidez, before I get the chance to box him and beat him myself."

If that does happen, Billam-Smith would then target Benavidez. "But that's a year away. I'm not going to wait around for a year," he said.

Source: Sky Sports