Boxing Jun 03, 2026

Jack Massey beat Chris Billam-Smith when they were amateurs, and he wants to do so again as professional fighters

👤
By Admin
Sports Journalist
Jack Massey beat Chris Billam-Smith when they were amateurs, and he wants to do so again as professional fighters

Jack Massey has beaten Chris Billam-Smith once, and he's convinced he can do so again.

All the way back in 2013 Massey defeated Billam-Smith to win the ABA national amateur championships in Houghton-le-Spring. But Billam-Smith overhauled him as a professional.

While Massey has won the European title and challenged for world honours, Billam-Smith is a former British, European and world champion.

Cheshire's Massey still wants to pursue his rivalry with Billam-Smith.

"Definitely. You know he's got a very, very tough fight himself [against Ryan Rozicki]. He's going to have to pull off this also. But absolutely. It's good that we're all under this Zuffa umbrella now and we can make these 50-50 fights, these big fights, happen," Massey told Your Site.

Massey is boxing on Billam-Smith's undercard this Saturday, live on Your Site, in a fiercely competitive bout against Tokyo Olympian Cheavon Clarke.

"We've been wanting hard fights my whole career," Massey said. "We don't shy away from fights. This is what sells in boxing. You don't want to go in there with someone you're just going to bowl over. He's an exciting fighter, it's a tasty fight for the fight fans. I'm No 2 in Britain, he's No 3, it's a domestic clash also. It's going to be good.

"We're big boys at this weight, everyone can punch. He is an explosive inside fighter. We've got to be careful. But he's nothing we've not seen before."

Clarke has never been stopped as a professional. But Massey warned: "We'll see how he takes my punches.

"We've seen a few openings there and a few weaknesses we can work on. I'm very, very confident going into this fight.

"I won't be looking for the knockout. But that's when it comes. When I'm nice and relaxed and loose. Not looking for it, not loading up, then it comes with the timing and the speed."

He added: "It's an action packed card, two big cruiserweight fights, it's exciting and it's good to see some limelight on the cruiserweight division also.

"I think a lot of guys have been avoiding each other so people haven't seen the explosiveness of the cruiserweight division. We're basically fast heavyweights. It's a very exciting weight class and I think people are going to be really, really excited about the cruiserweight division after this show."

Watch Massey vs Clarke on the Billam-Smith vs Rozicki undercard on Saturday live on Your Site.

Tags:

boxing news

Share this article

Related Posts

Cherneka Johnson faces Dina Thorslund in undisputed world title clash in Orlando on August 8,  live on Sky Sports

Cherneka Johnson faces Dina Thorslund in undisputed world title clash in Orlando on August 8, live on Sky Sports

Cherneka Johnson defends her undisputed bantamweight world titles against Dina Thorslund in Florida, live on Your Site.Australian Johnson will face De...

Caroline Dubois to watch Stephanie Han vs Holly Holm from ringside as she eyes next opponent

Caroline Dubois to watch Stephanie Han vs Holly Holm from ringside as she eyes next opponent

Caroline Dubois will be ringside next to Jake Paul for Stephanie Han's rematch with Holly Holm this weekend and could fight the winner next, MVP chief...

Jake Paul: MVP boxer 'keen' for Francis Ngannou fight or Tommy Fury rematch after successful return from broken jaw

Jake Paul: MVP boxer 'keen' for Francis Ngannou fight or Tommy Fury rematch after successful return from broken jaw

Jake Paul would be "keen" for a fight with Francis Ngannou or a rematch with Tommy Fury should the boxer return successfully from a broken jaw, his bu...

Conor Benn's world title fight against Ryan Garcia close to being finalised, says trainer Tony Sims

Conor Benn's world title fight against Ryan Garcia close to being finalised, says trainer Tony Sims

Conor Benn’s world title fight against Ryan Garcia is edging closer to being finalised, says the British contender's trainer Tony Sims.Garcia announce...

Chris Billam-Smith vs Ryan Rozicki: Heavyweight Olympian Ivan Dychko returns as Zuffa Boxing announce full bill

Chris Billam-Smith vs Ryan Rozicki: Heavyweight Olympian Ivan Dychko returns as Zuffa Boxing announce full bill

Zuffa Boxing have confirmed the full card for their first UK show which will be headlined by Chris Billam-Smith vs Ryan Rozicki in Bournemouth on Satu...

Chris Billam-Smith hits back at 'irrelevant' Ryan Rozicki warning after intense face-off ahead of cruiserweight showdown

Chris Billam-Smith hits back at 'irrelevant' Ryan Rozicki warning after intense face-off ahead of cruiserweight showdown

Chris Billam-Smith has hit back at Ryan Rozicki's "irrelevant" claim that the Canadian can prevent a hometown victory in Saturday's cruiserweight figh...