Chris Billam-Smith is steeling himself to be pushed to his limits in Sunday’s world title combat with Mateusz Masternak.
Billam-Smith will put his WBO cruiserweight championship on the road in opposition to Poland’s Masternak on Sunday on the Bournemouth Worldwide Centre, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Masternak has had an extended 52 combat profession and fought the perfect in division over time, together with Tony Bellew, Yuniel Dorticos and plenty of extra.
However this will likely be his first world championship combat and Masternak is set to win it.
“It makes for an intriguing fight,” Billam-Smith informed Sky Sports activities. “I do know what place he is in. I understand how hungry he will be for this combat.
“Realistically, that is his solely and possibly final probability at a world title so he will be giving it completely every little thing.
“He’ll go away every little thing within the ring. So I’ve acquired to be prepared to do the identical.
“We’ll see who comes out on top.”
However Billam-Smith has been making ready himself to attract on all his reserves of their contest.
“I always train with an intensity in all my boxing work and I think that’s something that I’ve built up from when I was an amateur. I’ve always trained at a high pace and always dug deep so it’s not hard to go to that place,” he insisted.
“Because I spend so much of time there in training. So it’s not hard to have to dig deep if I need to.”
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Chris Billam-Smith says he can have his palms full when he faces Mateusz Masternak on December 10 and has unfinished enterprise with Lawrence Okolie
Billam-Smith confronted off with Masternak at their announcement press convention and can go face to face with him once more in the course of the week forward of Sunday’s conflict.
“He’s really well built. Thick arms. Huge neck. You never really see him out of shape when he’s outside camp or anything like that. He’s super experienced as well, so he’s got that behind him,” the champion mirrored.
As formidable as Masternak would possibly show to be, Billam-Smith emphasises his personal strengths.
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“As long as I’ve had a full camp I’ve always prepared as diligently as I can and prepared for the very best version of everyone,” he mentioned.
“My work rate and my punch power and my speed, I’ve got to focus a lot on what I do well as what he does really well.
“It is not a combat you can take frivolously. He is a kind of guys the place should you take him frivolously he’ll undoubtedly beat you and that is the way it needs to be.
“It’s a world title defence. No fight’s going to be easy so it’s about preparing perfectly for this and getting in a good performance.”
Watch Chris Billam-Smith vs Mateusz Masternak on Sunday dwell on Sky Sports activities Enviornment from 6pm.
