Comments Thread For: WBO moves on from Chris Billam-Smith for interim cruiserweight title fight

[BoxingUpdates]

Billam-Smith's team did not respond to a deadline to move forward with a fight against Roman Fress after Fress' promoter won a purse bid.
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[Grandma Lover]

156 thousand won the purse bid? I'd probably not respond either.

Does billam have any other options?

[anonymous2.0]

156 thousand won the purse bid? I'd probably not respond either.

Does billam have any other options?

not that many names at 200 and most of them are already tied up. If Chris wants a big money fight he's going to either wait or maybe roll the dice at bridgerweight.

[drablj]

156 thousand won the purse bid? I'd probably not respond either.

Does billam have any other options?

ancajas won the title for 4000$. n'dam n'jikam fought lemiex for the title for 50 000$. 156 000 is ok for irrelevant fight.

[Grandma Lover]

ancajas won the title for 4000$. n'dam n'jikam fought lemiex for the title for 50 000$. 156 000 is ok for irrelevant fight.

Its a bad deal. All the fights you named were for an actual belt at least. This is for a secondary one

[Coverdale]

Why is an 'interim' belt even necessary if their #1 contender won't contest it? Just order a final eliminator and call the mandatory when Zurdo is fit.

Fress is another obscure German with a padded record like Michael Eifert. Fress has never had a 12-round fight scheduled.

[Goatintheboat]

Completely ****** decision by CBS and BOXXER. Why not take the fight, get the win and the belt, grab £90k and keep active. Promote it well and get ready for a much bigger fight in the summer