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Billam-Smith vs. Rozicki to Headline Zuffa Boxing’s First UK Show on June 6

The Bournemouth main event signals Zuffa’s Sky Sports launch as a likely springboard toward Jai Opetaia.

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Ryan Rozicki, right, prepares to land a body shot to Gerardo Mellado during the main event of a professional boxing card at Centre 200 in Sydney in March. Rozicki will make his Zuffa Boxing debut in June against Chris Billam-Smith in the United Kingdom. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Overview

  • Zuffa Boxing announced Wednesday that Chris Billam-Smith will face Ryan Rozicki on June 6 at Bournemouth International Centre in the promotion’s first UK event on Sky Sports and Paramount+.
  • Both men make their Zuffa debuts in a 10-round cruiserweight main event, with tickets on sale May 8 at 10am BST via BIC.co.uk and early access May 7 for registered fans.
  • Billam-Smith, a former WBO champion, returns home after losing his belt to Gilberto Ramírez in November 2024 and outpointing Brandon Glanton in April 2025.
  • Rozicki arrives 21-1-1 with 20 knockouts, has never lost at cruiserweight after a lone defeat to Oscar Rivas above the limit, and fights outside Canada for the first time.
  • The winner is being positioned for a shot at Zuffa champion Jai Opetaia, who was stripped of his IBF belt after Zuffa presented its own title, a dispute that could affect how any future ‘world title’ is billed.